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

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

老 lǎo
HSK 1
old, aged; experienced
吾 wú i, my, our; resist, impede
老 lǎo
HSK 1
old, aged; experienced
以 yǐ
HSK 2
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
及 jí
HSK 4
extend; reach; come up to; and
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
老 lǎo
HSK 1
old, aged; experienced