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  • outdated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

yǎng lǎo to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement
保险 yǎng lǎo bǎo xiǎn old-age insurance
保險 yǎng lǎo bǎo xiǎn old-age insurance
送终 yǎng lǎo sòng zhōng to look after one's aged parents and arrange proper burial after they die
送終 yǎng lǎo sòng zhōng to look after one's aged parents and arrange proper burial after they die
金 yǎng lǎo jīn pension
金双轨制 yǎng lǎo jīn shuāng guǐ zhì dual pension scheme (PRC)
金雙軌制 yǎng lǎo jīn shuāng guǐ zhì dual pension scheme (PRC)
院 yǎng lǎo yuàn nursing home
龙头大 lóng tóu lǎo dà big boss; leader of a group; dominant (position)
龍頭大 lóng tóu lǎo dà big boss; leader of a group; dominant (position)
小學師 xiǎo xué lǎo shī elementary school teacher
马 lǎo mǎ old horse; experienced horse
xú lǎo Old Xu (informal way of respectfully referring to an elderly person named Xu)
僧 lǎo sēng old monk; senior monk
板 dāng lǎo bǎn to be a boss; to work as a boss
和尚 lǎo hé shang an elderly monk; an older Buddhist monk
师 wáng lǎo shī Teacher Wang
活到 huó dào lǎo live a full life; be active in learning or working until old age
学到 xué dào lǎo learn throughout one's life; pursue continuous learning
儒 lǎo rú old Confucian scholar
松 lǎo sōng old pine tree
雞 lǎo jī old chicken
搭档 lǎo dā dàng old partner; long-time companion
诺 lǎo nuò a nickname or informal way of referring to someone whose actual name is '诺尔斯特罗姆' (Nuò ěr sī tuó luó mǔ) in Chinese