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 outdated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
宝刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo	fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
敬老 jìng lǎo	respect for the aged
老丈人 lǎo zhàng ren	(coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)
老大爷 lǎo dà yé	grandpa; uncle
老小 lǎo xiǎo	the youngest member of the family; the old and the young
老气横秋 lǎo qì héng qiū	old and decrepit; proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
老皇历 lǎo huáng lì	obsolete practice; (fig.) ancient history
地老天荒 dì lǎo tiān huāng	see 天荒地老tiān huāng dì lǎo
月老 yuè lǎo	matchmaker; go-between; same as 月下老人yuè xià lǎo rén
老幺 lǎo yāo	youngest
老伯伯 lǎo bó bo	grandpa (polite form of address for old man)
老城 lǎo chéng	old town; old district of a city
老大妈 lǎo dà mā	"Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
老实巴交 lǎo shi bā jiāo	well-behaved; (coll.) docile; biddable
老父 lǎo fù	father; old man; venerable sir
老生 lǎo shēng	old male role in Chinese opera
老龄化 lǎo líng huà	aging (population)
中老年 zhōng lǎo nián	middle and old age
中老年人 zhōng lǎo nián rén	middle-aged and elderly people
二老 èr lǎo	parents; mother and father
老伴儿 lǎo bàn r	erhua variant of 老伴lǎo bàn
老佛爷 lǎo fó yé	nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后cí xǐ tài hòu
老粗 lǎo cū	uneducated person; boor; roughneck
老虎凳 lǎo hǔ dèng	tiger bench, Chinese torture method
老账 lǎo zhàng	old grudge; fig. old scores to settle; old debt

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