lǎo

old, aged; experienced

HSK 1 #179

DEFINITIONS

老 lǎo
  • 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
  • old (of people)
  • venerable (person)
  • experienced
  • of long standing
  • always
  • all the time
  • of the past
  • very
  • outdated
  • (of meat etc) tough

STROKES

WORDS

伴兒 lǎo bàn r erhua variant of 老伴[lao3 ban4]
佛爺 lǎo fó yé title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father; nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]
来俏 lǎo lái qiào old person who dresses up as teenager; mutton dressed as lamb
來俏 lǎo lái qiào old person who dresses up as teenager; mutton dressed as lamb
来少 lǎo lái shào old but young at heart
來少 lǎo lái shào old but young at heart
例 lǎo lì custom; customary practice
傢伙 lǎo jiā huo variant of 老家伙[lao3 jia1 huo5]; (coll.) old fellow; old codger
儿 lǎo ér father; husband; old man
兒 lǎo ér father; husband; old man
两口儿 lǎo liǎng kǒu r an old married couple
兩口兒 lǎo liǎng kǒu r an old married couple
化酶 lǎo huà méi aged enzyme
半天 lǎo bàn tiān (coll.) a long time
叟 lǎo sǒu old man
古板 lǎo gǔ bǎn overly conservative; old-fashioned; old fogey; a square
司机 lǎo sī jī (coll.) an old hand at sth
司機 lǎo sī jī (coll.) an old hand at sth
君 lǎo jūn Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism; the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经 by Laozi
,以及人之 lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo to honor old people as we do our own aged parents
,以及人之,幼吾幼,以及人之幼 lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own
地方 lǎo dì fāng same place as before; usual place; stomping ground
城區 lǎo chéng qū Laocheng district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luo4 yang2 shi4], Henan; old city district; historical center
境 lǎo jìng advanced years; old age
墨 lǎo mò (coll.) a Mexican