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 outdated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
老本 lǎo běn	savings; capital; nest egg
老生常谈 lǎo shēng cháng tán	a truism; banal comments; an old observation (idiom)
老糊涂 lǎo hú tu	dotard
母老虎 mǔ lǎo hǔ	(fig.) fierce woman; tigress; vixen
回老家 huí lǎo jiā	to return to one's native place; to go back to one's roots
男女老少 nán nǚ lǎo shào	men, women, young and old; people of all ages
生老病死 shēng lǎo bìng sǐ	lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die
老茧 lǎo jiǎn	callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 老趼lǎo jiǎn
老总 lǎo zǒng	boss; executive
老将 lǎo jiàng	veteran; fig. old-timer; lit. old general
老虎钳 lǎo hǔ qián	vise; pincer pliers
老妈子 lǎo mā zi	older female servant; amah
大老粗 dà lǎo cū	uncouth fellow; rustic
老公公 lǎo gōng gong	old man; father-in-law; husband's father
老外 lǎo wài	(coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person); layman; amateur
老成 lǎo chéng	mature; experienced; sophisticated
老一辈 lǎo yī bèi	older generation; previous generation
老到 lǎo dao	experienced and careful
老鸨 lǎo bǎo	female brothel keeper
老伯 lǎo bó	uncle (polite form of address for older male)
老者 lǎo zhě	old man; elderly man
老脸 lǎo liǎn	thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism); brazen; face
苍老 cāng lǎo	old; aged; forceful
孤老 gū lǎo	solitary old man or woman; regular patron (at brothels)
老少 lǎo shào	the old and the young

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