Character data

HSK 1

FREQUENCY 179th character

RADICAL ⽼ (125.0)

STROKES 6

INDEX # 360

老 lǎo

old (of people)

HSK 1 #179

老 lǎo

1. old (of people)
2. 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
3. very
4. always
5. all the time
6. experienced
7. of long standing
8. venerable (person)
9. outdated
10. of the past
11. (of meat etc) tough

Word	Meaning
老二 lǎo èr	second-eldest child in a family; (euphemism) penis
老家 lǎo jiā	native place; place of origin; home state or region
老太太 lǎo tài tai	elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother
老鹰 lǎo yīng	(coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey
老头子 lǎo tóu zi	(coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man
老式 lǎo shì	old-fashioned; outdated; old type
老友 lǎo yǒu	old friend
老子 lǎo zǐ	Laozi, founder of Daoism; classic Daoist book
老子 lǎo zi	I (used arrogantly or jocularly)
长老 zhǎng lǎo	elder; term of respect for a Buddhist monk
老太婆 lǎo tài pó	old woman (at times contemptuous)
老兵 lǎo bīng	veteran
元老 yuán lǎo	senior figure; elder; doyen
养老金 yǎng lǎo jīn	pension
老人家 lǎo rén jiā	polite term for old woman or man
老娘 lǎo niáng	I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); my old mother
养老院 yǎng lǎo yuàn	nursing home
老年人 lǎo nián rén	the elderly; old people
老年 lǎo nián	old age; elderly; autumn of one's years
老奶奶 lǎo nǎi nai	respectful form of address for an old woman
老爷 lǎo ye	master; (coll.) maternal grandfather; (respectful) lord
老掉牙 lǎo diào yá	out of date; very old; obsolete
法老 fǎ lǎo	pharaoh (loanword)
老练 lǎo liàn	experienced; seasoned
老手 lǎo shǒu	experienced person; an old hand at sth

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