lǎo

old (of people)

HSK 1 #179

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 179th character
Radical ⽼ (125.0)
Strokes 6
Index # 360

Definitions

老 lǎo
  1. 1. old (of people)
  2. 2. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  3. 3. very
  4. 4. always
  5. 5. all the time
  6. 6. experienced
  7. 7. of long standing
  8. 8. venerable (person)
  9. 9. outdated
  10. 10. of the past
  11. 11. (of meat etc) tough

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Words containing 老

Word Meaning
stay married till old age; grow old together
stay married till old age; lifelong marriage
stay married till old age; until death do us part
centenarian
centenarian
Broadway (New York City)
sham; fake important personage
pretentious and vacuous person
(coll.) (I, you etc) have what status; who am I (you etc)
(coll.) (I, you etc) have what status; who am I (you etc)
Mickey Mouse
paper tiger
to spend one's last years
to spend one's last years
to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
fig. to revive old quarrels; to reopen old wounds
fig. to revive old quarrels; to reopen old wounds
older generation; previous generation
sir (respectful form of address for an old man)
Mao’s three key essays on revolution
old trio of colors: black, gray, blue
(derog.) old but still alive; old fart; old bastard
youngest
old people's home; nursing home