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  • outdated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

牛舐犊 lǎo niú shì dú lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom); fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children
牛舐犢 lǎo niú shì dú lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom); fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children
玉米 lǎo yù mi (dialect) corn
王卖瓜,自卖自夸 lǎo wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā every potter praises his own pot (idiom); all one's geese are swans
王賣瓜,自賣自誇 lǎo wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā every potter praises his own pot (idiom); all one's geese are swans
生常談 lǎo shēng cháng tán an old observation (idiom); a truism; banal comments
當益壯 lǎo dāng yì zhuàng old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
皇曆 lǎo huáng lì (lit.) past years' almanac; (fig.) ancient history; obsolete practice; old-fashioned principle
眼昏花 lǎo yǎn hūn huā blurred vision of an old person (idiom)
神在在 lǎo shén zài zài calm; unperturbed; (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [lāu-sîn-tsāi-tsāi])
糊塗 lǎo hú tu dotard
練 lǎo liàn seasoned; experienced
總 lǎo zǒng boss; executive
繭 lǎo jiǎn callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 老趼
美 lǎo měi (coll.) an American; person from the United States
羞成怒 lǎo xiū chéng nù see 惱羞成怒|恼羞成怒[nao3 xiu1 cheng2 nu4]
翁 lǎo wēng old man
lǎo lao maternal grandmother; same as 姥姥
耄 lǎo mào dim sight of the aged; doddering; senile
聃 lǎo dān another name for Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]
臉 lǎo liǎn self-respect of old person; face; thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism); brazen
腊肉 lǎo là ròu (coll.) experienced and usually well-positioned middle-aged man
臘肉 lǎo là ròu (coll.) experienced and usually well-positioned middle-aged man
旧 lǎo jiù outmoded; old-fashioned
舊 lǎo jiù outmoded; old-fashioned