老吾老，以及人之老 lǎo wú lǎo ， yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo

to honor old people as we do our own aged parents

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to honor old people as we do our own aged parents

Characters

Character Meaning
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
吾 wú
I; my (old); surname Wu
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
以 yǐ HSK 2
to use; by means of; according to
及 jí HSK 4
to reach; and; up to
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)