Character data

HSK 1

FREQUENCY 179th character

RADICAL ⽼ (125.0)

STROKES 6

INDEX # 360

老 lǎo

old (of people)

HSK 1 #179

老 lǎo

1. old (of people)
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. very
4. always
5. all the time
6. experienced
7. of long standing
8. venerable (person)
9. outdated
10. of the past
11. (of meat etc) tough

Word	Meaning
老伴兒 lǎo bàn r	erhua variant of 老伴lǎo bàn
老佛爺 lǎo fó yé	nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后cí xǐ tài hòu
老来俏 lǎo lái qiào	mutton dressed as lamb
老來俏 lǎo lái qiào	mutton dressed as lamb
老来少 lǎo lái shào	old but young at heart
老來少 lǎo lái shào	old but young at heart
老例 lǎo lì	customary practice; custom
老傢伙 lǎo jiā huo	(coll.) old fellow; old codger
老儿 lǎo ér	old man; father; husband
老兒 lǎo ér	old man; father; husband
老两口儿 lǎo liǎng kǒu r	an old married couple
老兩口兒 lǎo liǎng kǒu r	an old married couple
老化酶 lǎo huà méi	aged enzyme
老半天 lǎo bàn tiān	(coll.) a long time
老叟 lǎo sǒu	old man
老古板 lǎo gǔ bǎn	old-fashioned; overly conservative; old fogey
老司机 lǎo sī jī	(coll.) an old hand at sth
老司機 lǎo sī jī	(coll.) an old hand at sth
老君 lǎo jūn	Laozi; Taoist god Laojun
老吾老，以及人之老 lǎo wú lǎo ， yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo	to honor old people as we do our own aged parents
老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼 lǎo wú lǎo ， yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo ， yòu wú yòu ， yǐ jí rén zhī yòu	respect the old, care for the young
老地方 lǎo dì fāng	usual place; same place as before; stomping ground
老城區 lǎo chéng qū	old city district; historical center
老境 lǎo jìng	old age; advanced years
老墨 lǎo mò	(coll.) a Mexican

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