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  • outdated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

賴 lǎo lài (coll.) debt dodger
趼 lǎo jiǎn callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet)
辈 lǎo bèi the older generation; ancestors
輩 lǎo bèi the older generation; ancestors
遠 lǎo yuǎn very far away
邁 lǎo mài aged; senile
边 lǎo biān Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
邊 lǎo biān Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
边区 lǎo biān qū Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
邊區 lǎo biān qū Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
鄉 lǎo xiāng fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
闆 lǎo bǎn variant of 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]; Robam (brand); boss; business proprietor; CL:個|个[ge4]
闆娘 lǎo bǎn niáng female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife
頭 lǎo tóu old fellow; old man; father; husband
頭兒 lǎo tóu r see 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5]
頭子 lǎo tóu zi (coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man
头乐 lǎo tóu lè backscratcher (made from bamboo etc); (may also refer to other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc)
頭樂 lǎo tóu lè backscratcher (made from bamboo etc); (may also refer to other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc)
饕 lǎo tāo glutton
马嘶风 lǎo mǎ sī fēng old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
馬嘶風 lǎo mǎ sī fēng old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
马恋栈 lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn lit. the old horse loves his stable; fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom)
馬戀棧 lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn lit. the old horse loves his stable; fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom)
馬識途 lǎo mǎ shí tú an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do; an old hand knows the ropes
骥 lǎo jì old thoroughbred; fig. aged person with great aspirations