lǎo

old, aged; experienced

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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  • outdated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

年痴獃 lǎo nián chī dāi senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease
年痴獃症 lǎo nián chī dāi zhèng senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease
態 lǎo tài elderly, as in movement or bearing
态龙钟 lǎo tài lóng zhōng doddering; senile
態龍鍾 lǎo tài lóng zhōng doddering; senile
成持重 lǎo chéng chí zhòng old and wise; experienced and knowledgeable
戏骨 lǎo xì gǔ (dialect) veteran actor; old trouper
戲骨 lǎo xì gǔ (dialect) veteran actor; old trouper
抽 lǎo chōu dark soy sauce
拙 lǎo zhuō old fart (usually in self-reference); geezer
抠 lǎo kōu penny-pincher; miser
摳 lǎo kōu penny-pincher; miser
撾 lǎo wō Laos
于世故 lǎo yú shì gù experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise; sophisticated
於世故 lǎo yú shì gù experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise; sophisticated
旦 lǎo dàn old woman role in Chinese opera
東西 lǎo dōng xi (derog.) old fool; old bastard
框框 lǎo kuàng kuàng rigid conventions; reactionary framework
梗 lǎo gěng (Tw) unoriginal; hackneyed; (of a joke) old
样子 lǎo yàng zi old situation; things as they were
樣子 lǎo yàng zi old situation; things as they were
歌 lǎo gē oldie (song)
残游记 lǎo cán yóu jì The Travels of Lao Tsan, novel by late Qing novelist Liu E 劉鶚|刘鹗[Liu2 E4]
殘遊記 lǎo cán yóu jì The Travels of Lao Tsan, novel by late Qing novelist Liu E 劉鶚|刘鹗[Liu2 E4]
毛子 lǎo máo zi Westerner (esp. a Russian) (derog.)