老 lǎo
HSK 3 word
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
Characters
- 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
Example sentences
他很老。
He was very old.
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我老了。
I'm old.
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猫老了。
The cat is old.
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Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).