老化 lǎo huà ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ lou5 faa3 HSK 7-9
- (of a person, population or material) to age
- (of knowledge) to become outdated
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老
- 元老 yuán lǎo ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ jyun4 lou5 senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
- 古老 gǔ lǎo ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄠˇ gu2 lou5 ancient
- 老人 lǎo rén ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ lou5 jan4 old man or woman
- 老公 lǎo gōng ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ lou5 gung1 (coll.) husband
- 老大 lǎo dà ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ lou5 daai6 old age
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- 老婆 lǎo pó ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ lou5 po4 (coll.) wife
- 老子 lǎo zi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄗ lou5 zi2 father
- 老家 lǎo jiā ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ lou5 gaa1 native place
- 老实 老實 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 sat6 honest; sincere
- 老师 老師 lǎo shī ㄌㄠˇ ㄕ lou5 si1 teacher
- 老年 lǎo nián ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ lou5 nin4 elderly
- 老是 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 si6 always
- 老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ lou5 hon3 old man
- 老虎 lǎo hǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ lou5 fu2 tiger
- 老远 老遠 lǎo yuǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˇ lou5 jyun5 very far away
- 老乡 老鄉 lǎo xiāng ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ lou5 hoeng1 fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
- 老板 老闆 lǎo bǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ lou5 baan2 boss
- 老鼠 lǎo shǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ lou5 syu2 rat; mouse
- 衰老 shuāi lǎo ㄕㄨㄞ ㄌㄠˇ seoi1 lou5 to age
- 养老 養老 yǎng lǎo ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄠˇ joeng5 lou5 to provide for the elderly (family members)
化
- 僵化 jiāng huà ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˋ goeng1 faa3 to become rigid
- 优化 優化 yōu huà ㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄚˋ jau1 faa3 to optimize
- 分化 fēn huà ㄈㄣ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fan1 faa3 to split apart
- 化妆 化妝 huà zhuāng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ faa3 zong1 to put on makeup
- 化学 化學 huà xué ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ faa3 hok6 chemistry
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- 化工 huà gōng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ faa3 gung1 chemical industry (abbr. for 化学工业)
- 化石 huà shí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕˊ faa3 sek6 fossil
- 化纤 化纖 huà xiān ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢ faa3 cim1 man-made fiber (abbr. for 化学纤维)
- 化肥 huà féi ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄈㄟˊ faa3 fei4 chemical fertilizer
- 化装 化裝 huà zhuāng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ faa3 zong1 (of actors) to make up
- 化解 huà jiě ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ faa3 gaai2 to dissolve
- 化身 huà shēn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄣ faa3 san1 incarnation
- 化验 化驗 huà yàn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄧㄢˋ faa3 jim6 chemical examination
- 同化 tóng huà ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung4 faa3 assimilation (cultural, digestive, phonemic etc)
- 孵化 fū huà ㄈㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fu1 faa3 breeding
- 强化 強化 qiáng huà ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ koeng4 faa3 to strengthen
- 恶化 惡化 è huà ㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ok3 faa3 to worsen
- 教化 jiào huà ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ gaau3 faa3 to enlighten
- 文化 wén huà ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ man4 faa3 culture
- 消化 xiāo huà ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ siu1 faa3 to digest (food)
Idioms with these characters
- 白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5 (idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
- 宝刀不老 寶刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 bat1 lou5 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
- 宝刀未老 寶刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
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- 长生不老 長生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 翻老皇历 翻老皇曆 fān lǎo huáng lì ㄈㄢ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ faan1 lou5 wong4 lik6 to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
- 返老还童 返老還童 fǎn lǎo huán tóng ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ faan2 lou5 waan4 tung4 to recover one's youthful vigor
- 告老还乡 告老還鄉 gào lǎo huán xiāng ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1 (idiom) to retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown
- 狗逮老鼠 gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ ㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄞˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ gau2 dai6 lou5 syu2 lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
- 敬老尊贤 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ging3 lou5 zyun1 jin4 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
- 老蚌生珠 lǎo bàng shēng zhū ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄤˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄨ lou5 pong5 saang1 zyu1 lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)
- 变化无常 變化無常 biàn huà wú cháng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ bin3 faa3 mou4 soeng4 (idiom) changeable; fickle
- 春风化雨 春風化雨 chūn fēng huà yǔ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩˇ ceon1 fung1 faa3 jyu5 lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
- 出神入化 chū shén rù huà ㄔㄨ ㄕㄣˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ceot1 san4 jap6 faa3 to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
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- 逢凶化吉 féng xiōng huà jí ㄈㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧˊ fung4 hung1 faa3 gat1 misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account
- 光天化日 guāng tiān huà rì ㄍㄨㄤ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄖˋ gwong1 tin1 faa3 jat6 the full light of day (idiom)
- 化敌为友 化敵為友 huà dí wéi yǒu ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ faa3 dik6 wai4 jau5 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
- 化为泡影 化為泡影 huà wéi pào yǐng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄆㄠˋ ㄧㄥˇ faa3 wai4 paau1 jing2 (idiom) to come to nothing
- 化为乌有 化為烏有 huà wéi wū yǒu ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨ ㄧㄡˇ faa3 wai4 wu1 jau5 (idiom) to go up in smoke; to vanish
- 化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ faa3 him2 wai4 ji4 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
- 化整为零 化整為零 huà zhěng wéi líng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄥˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ faa3 zing2 wai4 ling4 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one