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  • outdated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

老龄 lǎo líng old age; aging; aged; geriatric; the aged
大老婆 dà lǎo pó primary wife
家老 jiā lǎo (old) a senior in one's household
少年老成 shào nián lǎo chéng accomplished though young; lacking youthful vigor
年老体弱 nián lǎo tǐ ruò old and weak (idiom)
未老先衰 wèi lǎo xiān shuāi to age prematurely
秋老虎 qiū lǎo hǔ hot spell during autumn; Indian summer
老千 lǎo qiān cheat; swindler (in gambling)
老大娘 lǎo dà niáng old lady; Madam (polite address); CL:位[wei4]
老花眼 lǎo huā yǎn presbyopia
老赖 lǎo lài (coll.) debt dodger
老辣 lǎo là shrewd and ruthless; efficient and unscrupulous
老马识途 lǎo mǎ shí tú an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do; an old hand knows the ropes
老骥伏枥 lǎo jì fú lì lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
船老大 chuán lǎo dà coxswain; steersman; boatswain (bo'sun)
TONY老师 t o n y lǎo shī (slang) hairdresser
TONY老師 t o n y lǎo shī (slang) hairdresser
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom); fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥 yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom); fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom); fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom); fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yi1 li4 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1]
一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yi1 li4 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1]
七旬老人 qī xún lǎo rén septuagenarian
上有老下有小 shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom); fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children; sandwich generation
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