老 lǎo
HSK 1 character · 6 strokes · radical 老
Meanings
- 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
Words with 老
- 老师 lǎo shī: teacher
- 老 lǎo: 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
- 老虎 lǎo hǔ: tiger
Example sentences
我是老师。
I'm a teacher.
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他是老师。
He is a teacher.
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关老师！
Teacher Guan!
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Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).