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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

HSK 1 6 strokes Pictograph 30 words

Built from

耂lǎoold, aged; experienced匕bǐspoon, ladle; knife, dirk

How it works

A person bent over with long hair 匕 and a crutch; compare 耂.

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HSK 1 · 3

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
老师
lǎoshī
teacher
老人
lǎorén
old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents

HSK 2 · 3

老是
lǎoshi
always
老朋友
lǎopéngyou
old friend; (slang) period; menstruation
老年
lǎonián
elderly; old age; autumn of one's years

HSK 3 · 4

老板
lǎobǎn
boss; business proprietor
老太太
lǎotàitai
elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother
老百姓
lǎobǎixìng
ordinary people; the "person in the street"
老头儿
lǎotóur
see 老头子

HSK 4 · 4

老婆
lǎopó
(coll.) wife
老公
lǎogōng
(coll.) husband
老实
lǎoshi
honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible
老家
lǎojiā
native place; place of origin; home state or region

HSK 5 · 1

古老
gǔlǎo
ancient; old; age-old

HSK 6 · 2

养老
yǎnglǎo
to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement
老乡
lǎoxiāng
fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown

HSK 7–9 · 13

老大
lǎodà
old age; very; eldest child in a family
老人家
lǎorénjiā
polite term for old woman or man
衰老
shuāilǎo
to age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak
养老金
yǎnglǎojīn
pension
老远
lǎoyuǎn
very far away
老化
lǎohuà
(of a person, population or material) to age; (of knowledge) to become outdated
元老
yuánlǎo
senior figure; elder; doyen
养老院
yǎnglǎoyuàn
nursing home
老实说
lǎoshíshuō
honestly speaking; to be frank, ...
老汉
lǎohàn
old man; I (an old man referring to himself)