老去 lǎo qù ㄌㄠˇ ㄑㄩˋ lou5 heoi3
- to get old
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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
- 老化 lǎo huà ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ lou5 faa3 (of a person, population or material) to age
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- 老大 lǎo dà ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ lou5 daai6 old age
- 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
去
- 上去 shàng qù ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄩˋ soeng5 heoi3 to go up
- 下去 xià qù ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ haa6 heoi3 to go down
- 出去 chū qù ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩˋ ceot1 heoi3 to go out
- 去世 qù shì ㄑㄩˋ ㄕˋ heoi3 sai3 to pass away
- 去向 qù xiàng ㄑㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ heoi3 hoeng3 direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts
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- 去年 qù nián ㄑㄩˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ heoi3 nin4 last year
- 去掉 qù diào ㄑㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ heoi3 diu6 to get rid of
- 去处 去處 qù chù ㄑㄩˋ ㄔㄨˋ heoi3 cyu3 place
- 去除 qù chú ㄑㄩˋ ㄔㄨˊ heoi3 ceoi4 to remove
- 回去 huí qu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄑㄩ wui4 heoi3 to return
- 失去 shī qù ㄕ ㄑㄩˋ sat1 heoi3 to lose
- 辞去 辭去 cí qù ㄘˊ ㄑㄩˋ ci4 heoi3 to resign
- 进去 進去 jìn qù ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩˋ zeon3 heoi3 to go in
- 过去 過去 guò qù ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˋ gwo3 heoi3 (in the) past; former; previous
- 除去 chú qù ㄔㄨˊ ㄑㄩˋ ceoi4 heoi3 to eliminate
- 看上去 kàn shang qu ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄕㄤ ˙ㄑㄩ hon3 soeng5 heoi3 it would appear
- 豁出去 huō chu qu ㄏㄨㄛ ˙ㄔㄨ ˙ㄑㄩ kut3 ceot1 heoi3 to throw caution to the wind
- 过不去 過不去 guò bu qù ㄍㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄑㄩˋ gwo3 bat1 heoi3 to make life difficult for
- 来龙去脉 來龍去脈 lái lóng qù mài ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄞˋ loi4 lung4 heoi3 mak6 lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
- 翻来覆去 翻來覆去 fān lái fù qù ㄈㄢ ㄌㄞˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄑㄩˋ faan1 loi4 fuk1 heoi3 to toss and turn (sleeplessly)
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)
- 拂袖而去 fú xiù ér qù ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄩˋ fat1 zau6 ji4 heoi3 to storm off in a huff (idiom)
- 呼来喝去 呼來喝去 hū lái hè qù ㄏㄨ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄜˋ ㄑㄩˋ fu1 loi4 hot3 heoi3 to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders
- 驾鹤西去 駕鶴西去 jià hè xī qù ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄜˋ ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩˋ gaa3 hok6 sai1 heoi3 lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise
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- 来鸿去燕 來鴻去燕 lái hóng qù yàn ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄧㄢˋ loi4 hung4 heoi3 jin3 lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
- 来龙去脉 來龍去脈 lái lóng qù mài ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄞˋ loi4 lung4 heoi3 mak6 lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
- 来去无踪 來去無蹤 lái qù wú zōng ㄌㄞˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄥ loi4 heoi3 mou4 zung1 come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace
- 来踪去迹 來蹤去跡 lái zōng qù jì ㄌㄞˊ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄑㄩˋ ㄐㄧˋ loi4 zung1 heoi3 zik1 lit. the traces of a person's movements (idiom)
- 眉来眼去 眉來眼去 méi lái yǎn qù ㄇㄟˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄩˋ mei4 loi4 ngaan5 heoi3 (idiom) to make eyes; to exchange flirting glances with sb
- 去芜存菁 去蕪存菁 qù wú cún jīng ㄑㄩˋ ㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥ heoi3 mou4 cyun4 zing1 lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers
- 绕来绕去 繞來繞去 rào lái rào qù ㄖㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄠˋ ㄑㄩˋ jiu5 loi4 jiu5 heoi3 meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere
Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 已 渐 漸 老去 ， 不 像 从前 從前 那样 那樣 常常 出门 出門 了 。
Tom has gotten older and he doesn't go out as often as he used to.
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