老吾老,以及人之老,幼吾幼,以及人之幼 lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu

respect the old, care for the young

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own

Characters

Character Meaning
old (of people)
I; my (old); surname Wu
old (of people)
to use; by means of; according to
to reach; and; up to
person; people; man
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of de); it
old (of people)
young
I; my (old); surname Wu
young
to use; by means of; according to
to reach; and; up to
person; people; man
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of de); it
young