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  • outdated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

氣橫秋 lǎo qì héng qiū old and decrepit; proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
河口 lǎo hé kǒu Laohekou county level city in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiang1 fan2], Hubei
河口市 lǎo hé kǒu shì Laohekou county level city in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiang1 fan2], Hubei
油子 lǎo yóu zi (coll.) wily old fox; crafty fellow
油条 lǎo yóu tiáo old fox; slick customer
油條 lǎo yóu tiáo old fox; slick customer
漢 lǎo hàn old man; I (an old man referring to himself)
乌恰 lǎo wū qià same as 烏魯克恰提|乌鲁克恰提 in Xinjiang
烏恰 lǎo wū qià same as 烏魯克恰提|乌鲁克恰提 in Xinjiang
烟枪 lǎo yān qiāng heavy smoker; chain smoker; life-long smoker
煙槍 lǎo yān qiāng heavy smoker; chain smoker; life-long smoker
烟鬼 lǎo yān guǐ heavy smoker; chain smoker
煙鬼 lǎo yān guǐ heavy smoker; chain smoker
爸 lǎo bà father; dad
爺 lǎo ye (respectful) lord; master; (coll.) maternal grandfather
爺子 lǎo yé zi my (you etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male
爷岭 lǎo ye lǐng Chinese name for Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russia's Primorsky Krai around Vladivostok
爺嶺 lǎo ye lǐng Chinese name for Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russia's Primorsky Krai around Vladivostok
爺爺 lǎo yé ye (coll.) father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather
爺車 lǎo ye chē classic car
牛吃嫩草 lǎo niú chī nèn cǎo lit. an old cow eats young grass (idiom); fig. a May-December relationship; a romance where the man is significantly older than the woman
牛拉破车 lǎo niú lā pò chē see 老牛破車|老牛破车[lao3 niu2 po4 che1]
牛拉破車 lǎo niú lā pò chē see 老牛破車|老牛破车[lao3 niu2 po4 che1]
牛破车 lǎo niú pò chē lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom); fig. slow and inefficient
牛破車 lǎo niú pò chē lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom); fig. slow and inefficient