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 outdated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
老年痴獃 lǎo nián chī dāi	Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
老年痴獃症 lǎo nián chī dāi zhèng	Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
老態 lǎo tài	elderly, as in movement or bearing
老态龙钟 lǎo tài lóng zhōng	senile; doddering
老態龍鍾 lǎo tài lóng zhōng	senile; doddering
老成持重 lǎo chéng chí zhòng	experienced and knowledgeable; old and wise
老戏骨 lǎo xì gǔ	old trouper; (dialect) veteran actor
老戲骨 lǎo xì gǔ	old trouper; (dialect) veteran actor
老抽 lǎo chōu	dark soy sauce
老拙 lǎo zhuō	old fart (usually in self-reference); geezer
老抠 lǎo kōu	penny-pincher; miser
老摳 lǎo kōu	penny-pincher; miser
老撾 lǎo wō	Laos
老于世故 lǎo yú shì gù	experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
老於世故 lǎo yú shì gù	experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
老旦 lǎo dàn	old woman role in Chinese opera
老東西 lǎo dōng xi	(derog.) old fool; old bastard
老框框 lǎo kuàng kuàng	rigid conventions; reactionary framework
老梗 lǎo gěng	(of a joke) old; hackneyed; TW unoriginal
老样子 lǎo yàng zi	things as they were; old situation
老樣子 lǎo yàng zi	things as they were; old situation
老歌 lǎo gē	oldie (song)
老残游记 lǎo cán yóu jì	The Travels of Lao Tsan, Qing novel
老殘遊記 lǎo cán yóu jì	The Travels of Lao Tsan, Qing novel
老毛子 lǎo máo zi	Westerner (esp. a Russian) (derog.)

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