老本 lǎo běn

savings; capital; nest egg

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 24296th word

Definitions

  1. 1. savings
  2. 2. capital
  3. 3. nest egg
  4. 4. assets
  5. 5. laurels (to rest upon)
  6. 6. (fig.) reputation
  7. 7. old edition of a book
  8. 8. (tree) trunk

Characters

Character Meaning
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
本 běn HSK 1
this; the current; original