老掉牙 lǎo diào yá

out of date; very old; obsolete

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 12069th word

Definitions

  1. 1. out of date
  2. 2. very old
  3. 3. obsolete

Characters

Character Meaning
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
掉 diào HSK 4
off; to drop or fall; to lose
牙 yá HSK 3
tooth; ivory