Pronunciation
老 lǎo
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老 lǎo Meaning
Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 13 English Translations of the word 老 lǎo .
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- Pīnyīn Pronunciation
- lǎo | lao3
- English translation
- prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
- old (of people)
- venerable (person)
- experienced
- of long standing
- always
- all the time
- of the past
- very
- outdated
- (of meat etc) tough
- old, aged; experienced
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Example sentences using 老 lǎo
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老师 lǎoshī 和 hé 他 tā 的 de 学生 xuésheng 们 men 都 dōu 解 Xiè 不 bù 出 chū 那道题 Tí .
Neither the teacher nor his students know how to work out the problem.
这 zhè 本书老少 lǎo shào 皆宜.
This is a book for young and old.
Words with 老 lǎo
Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 老 lǎo in their composition.
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Frequency | Simplified | Meaning | Traditional |
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老 lǎo | always | 老 lǎo | |
老师 lǎoshī | teacher | 老師 | |
老板 Lǎobǎn | boss | 老闆 | |
老婆 lǎopó | (coll.) wife | 老婆 lǎopó | |
老兄 lǎo xiōng | 'old chap' (form of address between male friends) | 老兄 lǎo xiōng | |
老人 lǎo rén | the elderly | 老人 lǎo rén | |
老公 lǎo gōng | (coll.) eunuch | 老公 lǎo gōng | |
老天 lǎo tiān | God | 老天 lǎo tiān | |
老实 lǎoshi | honest | 老實 | |
老大 lǎo dà | old age | 老大 lǎo dà | |
老鼠 lǎoshǔ | rat | 老鼠 lǎoshǔ | |
老百姓 lǎobǎixìng | ordinary people | 老百姓 lǎobǎixìng | |
老子 Lǎo zǐ | father | 老子 Lǎo zǐ | |
圣诞老人 Shèng dàn Lǎo rén | Father Christmas | 聖誕老人 | |
老头 lǎo tóu | old fellow | 老頭 | |
古老 gǔ lǎo | ancient | 古老 gǔ lǎo | |
老朋友 lǎo péng you | old friend | 老朋友 lǎo péng you | |
老虎 lǎohǔ | tiger | 老虎 lǎohǔ | |
老是 lǎo shi | always | 老是 lǎo shi | |
老年 lǎo nián | elderly | 老年 lǎo nián | |
老家 lǎo jiā | native place | 老家 lǎo jiā | |
养老 yǎng lǎo | to enjoy a life in retirement | 養老 | |
老年人 lǎo nián rén | old people | 老年人 lǎo nián rén | |
老爹 lǎo diē | old man | 老爹 lǎo diē | |
老弟 lǎo dì | old pal | 老弟 lǎo dì |
老 lǎo Decomposition & Compounds
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