老江湖 lǎo jiāng hú

old hand; worldly-wise, street-smart person

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 39442nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world

Characters

Character Meaning
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
江 jiāng HSK 4
river; surname Jiang
湖 hú HSK 6
lake