老

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老 lǎo ㄌㄠˇ lou5 HSK 1 HSK 2 入門級 · Level 1 高階級 · Level 4

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outdated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

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 老 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Example sentences

老 ( lǎo lou5 ) 问题問題 ( wèn tí man6 tai4 )。

The same old problem.
他 ( tā taa1 ) 很 ( hěn han2 ) 老 ( lǎo lou5 )。

He was very old.
我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 老 ( lǎo lou5 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

I'm old.
猫貓 ( māo maau1 ) 老 ( lǎo lou5 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

The cat is old.
我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 不 ( bù bat1 ) 老 ( lǎo lou5 )。

I'm not old.

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