老 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  • outdated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

老鼠过街，人人喊打 lǎo shǔ guò jiē ， rén rén hǎn dǎ lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom); fig. everyone detests a lowlife
老鼠過街，人人喊打 lǎo shǔ guò jiē ， rén rén hǎn dǎ lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom); fig. everyone detests a lowlife
老鼻子 lǎo bí zi many
老齡 lǎo líng old age; aging; aged; geriatric; the aged
老齡化 lǎo líng huà aging (population)
聖誕老人 shèng dàn lǎo rén Father Christmas; Santa Claus
臭老九 chòu lǎo jiǔ stinking intellectual (contemptuous term for educated people during the Cultural Revolution)
艾老 ài lǎo (literary) person aged over fifty; elderly person
庄老 zhuāng lǎo Zhuangzi and Laozi, the Daoist masters
莊老 zhuāng lǎo Zhuangzi and Laozi, the Daoist masters
蒼老 cāng lǎo old; aged; (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous; forceful
苍蝇老虎 cāng ying lǎo hǔ (coll.) jumping spider
蒼蠅老虎 cāng ying lǎo hǔ (coll.) jumping spider
姜是老的辣 jiāng shì lǎo de là see 薑還是老的辣|姜还是老的辣[jiang1 hai2 shi4 lao3 de5 la4]
薑是老的辣 jiāng shì lǎo de là see 薑還是老的辣|姜还是老的辣[jiang1 hai2 shi4 lao3 de5 la4]
姜还是老的辣 jiāng hái shì lǎo de là ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom); the older, the wiser
薑還是老的辣 jiāng hái shì lǎo de là ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom); the older, the wiser
识途老马 shí tú lǎo mǎ lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom); fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague
識途老馬 shí tú lǎo mǎ lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom); fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague
护老者 hù lǎo zhě carer of elderly persons; aged care worker
護老者 hù lǎo zhě carer of elderly persons; aged care worker
猫哭老鼠 māo kū lǎo shǔ the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence; crocodile tears
貓哭老鼠 māo kū lǎo shǔ the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence; crocodile tears
赤老 chì lǎo variant of 赤佬[chi4 lao3]
返老还童 fǎn lǎo huán tóng to recover one's youthful vigor; to feel rejuvenated (idiom)
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