老

lǎo

HSK 3 adjective / 前缀 / (副)

Meaning 释义

  1. 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
  2. old (of people)
  3. venerable (person)
  4. experienced
  5. of long standing
  6. always
  7. all the time
  8. of the past
  9. very
  10. outdated
  11. (of meat etc) tough

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In real sentences 真实例句

那个nàge老lǎo男人nánrén是shì谁shéi?

Who is that old man?

Tatoeba #6111952

你们nǐmen为什么wèishénme老lǎo打架dǎjià?

Why do you guys always fight?

Tatoeba #10002079

我wǒ要是yàoshi老lǎo了le你nǐ还hái会huì爱ài我wǒ吗ma?

Will you still love me when I'm old?

Tatoeba #10334983

老lǎo同学tóngxué,你nǐ现在xiànzài在zài哪儿nǎr工作gōngzuò?

Old pal! Where are you working now?

Tatoeba #10966716

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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