Pronunciation

lǎo

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lǎo Meaning

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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outdated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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About lǎo

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Number of strokes

6

Radical frequency

22

Traditional form

lǎo

Contains the radical

lǎo

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

A person bent over with long hair  and a crutch; compare  lǎo

Etymology of lǎo

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

耂匕

Explanation

Pictograph of an old person with long hair bent over and leaning on a cane.

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Example sentences using lǎo

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老师 lǎoshī de 学生 xuésheng men dōu Xiè chū 那道.

Neither the teacher nor his students know how to work out the problem.

zhè 本书老少 lǎo shào 皆宜.

This is a book for young and old.

那个 nà ge lǎo bǎn 老是 lǎo shi zài 所得税 suǒ dé shuì 申报 shēnbào shǎng 虚报 xū bào 窜改 cuàn gǎi .

The boss always fudges on his income tax forms.

老人 lǎo rén de 遗嘱 yí zhǔ bèi 窜改 cuàn gǎi .

The old man's will has been tampered with.

不一会 bù yī huì , 老魏 de 尸体 shītǐ zhǐ shèng 白骨 bái gǔ duī le .

In moments, nothing was left of Old Wei but bare bones.

Words with lǎo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
lǎo always 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

lǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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lǎo Decomposition

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lǎo Compounds

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  • lǎo
      • shì , , , shī , zhī , zhī , , ,
    • lǎo , lǎo , lǎo , lǎo , lǎo , lǎo , mào , gǒu , dié , , , , , lāo , , , ,
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