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  • outdated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

舍 lǎo shě Lao She (1899-1966), Chinese novelist and dramatist
花鏡 lǎo huā jìng presbyopic glasses
庄 lǎo zhuāng Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism
莊 lǎo zhuāng Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism
着脸 lǎo zhe liǎn shamelessly
著臉 lǎo zhe liǎn shamelessly
虎伍兹 lǎo hǔ wǔ zī Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American golfer
虎伍茲 lǎo hǔ wǔ zī Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American golfer
虎機 lǎo hǔ jī slot machine
虎灶 lǎo hǔ zào old-style large kitchen stove
虎菜 lǎo hǔ cài "Tiger Vegetable Salad," Northeast China dish usually consisting of hot pepper, cucumber, cilantro and leek
虎鉗 lǎo hǔ qián vise; pincer pliers
處女 lǎo chǔ nǚ unmarried old woman; spinster
蚌生珠 lǎo bàng shēng zhū lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom); fig. birthing a son at an advanced age
街 lǎo jiē Lao Cai, Vietnam; Laokai or Laukkai, Burma (Myanmar)
视 lǎo shì presbyopia
視 lǎo shì presbyopia
视眼 lǎo shì yǎn presbyopia
視眼 lǎo shì yǎn presbyopia
調重彈 lǎo diào chóng tán to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
謀深算 lǎo móu shēn suàn rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect
谱 lǎo pǔ old ways; old habit
譜 lǎo pǔ old ways; old habit
資格 lǎo zī gé veteran
賬 lǎo zhàng lit. old account; old debt; fig. old scores to settle; old quarrels; old grudge