老龄 老齡
老龄 老齡 lǎo líng ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ lou5 ling4
- old age
- aging
- aged
- geriatric
- the aged
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More words with these characters
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
龄 齡
- 年龄 年齡 nián líng ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ nin4 ling4 (a person's) age
- 高龄 高齡 gāo líng ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gou1 ling4 elderly
- 保龄球 保齡球 bǎo líng qiú ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ bou2 ling4 kau4 ten-pin bowling (loanword)
- 低龄 低齡 dī líng ㄉㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ dai1 ling4 (of a member of a specific cohort) lower than average in age
- 冻龄 凍齡 dòng líng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ dung3 ling4 to maintain a youthful appearance
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- 同龄 同齡 tóng líng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ tung4 ling4 of the same age
- 大龄 大齡 dà líng ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ daai6 ling4 older (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc)
- 妙龄 妙齡 miào líng ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ miu6 ling4 (of a girl) in the prime of youth
- 婚龄 婚齡 hūn líng ㄏㄨㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ fan1 ling4 length of married life
- 学龄 學齡 xué líng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ hok6 ling4 school age
- 工龄 工齡 gōng líng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gung1 ling4 length of service (in years); years of employment
- 役龄 役齡 yì líng ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ jik6 ling4 enlistment age
- 教龄 教齡 jiào líng ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gaau3 ling4 years of teaching experience; teaching experience
- 月龄 月齡 yuè líng ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ jyut6 ling4 (baby's) age in months
- 乐龄 樂齡 lè líng ㄌㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ lok6 ling4 golden years (after the age of about 60)
- 树龄 樹齡 shù líng ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ syu6 ling4 age of a tree
- 冲龄 沖齡 chōng líng ㄔㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ cung1 ling4 childhood (typically used in reference to an emperor)
- 减龄 減齡 jiǎn líng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gaam2 ling4 to become more youthful
- 熟龄 熟齡 shú líng ㄕㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ suk6 ling4 (neologism) middle age; mature age; prime years
- 耄龄 耄齡 mào líng ㄇㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ mou6 ling4 old age
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)
Example sentences
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老龄化 老齡化 的 人口 需要 更 多 医疗保健 醫療保健 支出 。
An aging population will require more spending on health care.
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