老者 lǎo zhě ㄌㄠˇ ㄓㄜˇ lou5 ze2
- old man; elderly man
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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
者
- 作者 zuò zhě ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ zok3 ze2 author; writer
- 使者 shǐ zhě ㄕˇ ㄓㄜˇ si3 ze2 emissary
- 前者 qián zhě ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄜˇ cin4 ze2 the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
- 学者 學者 xué zhě ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄓㄜˇ hok6 ze2 scholar
- 后者 後者 hòu zhě ㄏㄡˋ ㄓㄜˇ hau6 ze2 the latter
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- 患者 huàn zhě ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ waan6 ze2 patient; sufferer
- 或者 huò zhě ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ waak6 ze2 or
- 记者 記者 jì zhě ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄜˇ gei3 ze2 reporter; journalist
- 读者 讀者 dú zhě ㄉㄨˊ ㄓㄜˇ duk6 ze2 reader
- 志愿者 志願者 zhì yuàn zhě ㄓˋ ㄩㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ zi3 jyun6 ze2 volunteer
- 消费者 消費者 xiāo fèi zhě ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓㄜˇ siu1 fai3 ze2 consumer
- 二者 èr zhě ㄦˋ ㄓㄜˇ ji6 ze2 both
- 亡者 wáng zhě ㄨㄤˊ ㄓㄜˇ mong4 ze2 the deceased
- 他者 tā zhě ㄊㄚ ㄓㄜˇ taa1 ze2 others
- 侍者 shì zhě ㄕˋ ㄓㄜˇ si6 ze2 attendant
- 伤者 傷者 shāng zhě ㄕㄤ ㄓㄜˇ soeng1 ze2 casualty
- 儒者 Rú zhě ㄖㄨˊ ㄓㄜˇ jyu4 ze2 Confucian scholar
- 两者 兩者 liǎng zhě ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄓㄜˇ loeng5 ze2 both of them; the two of them
- 再者 zài zhě ㄗㄞˋ ㄓㄜˇ zoi3 ze2 moreover; besides
- 胜者 勝者 shèng zhě ㄕㄥˋ ㄓㄜˇ sing1 ze2 winner
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)
- 更有甚者 gèng yǒu shèn zhě ㄍㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄓㄜˇ gang3 jau5 sam6 ze2 furthermore (idiom)
- 骄者必败 驕者必敗 jiāo zhě bì bài ㄐㄧㄠ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄞˋ giu1 ze2 bit1 baai6 pride goes before a fall (idiom)
- 来者不拒 來者不拒 lái zhě bù jù ㄌㄞˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩˋ loi4 ze2 bat1 keoi5 to refuse nobody (idiom)
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- 能者多劳 能者多勞 néng zhě duō láo ㄋㄥˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄌㄠˊ nang4 ze2 do1 lou4 (idiom) it's the most capable people who do the most work (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc)
- 旁观者清 旁觀者清 páng guān zhě qīng ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄥ pong4 gun1 ze2 cing1 an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom)
- 始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě ㄕˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄓㄜˇ ci2 zok3 jung2 ze2 lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom)
- 之乎者也 zhī hū zhě yě ㄓ ㄏㄨ ㄓㄜˇ ㄧㄝˇ zi1 fu4 ze2 jaa5 lit. 之, 乎, 者 and 也 (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom)
Example sentences
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那 位 老者 捐 了 一 大笔 大筆 钱 錢 去 帮助 幫助 穷人 窮人 。
The old man contributed a large sum of money to the poor.
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