老人家

lǎo rén jiā · lao ren jia

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Meaning

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  1. polite term for old woman or man

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2 examples
01

请(qǐng)问(wèn)您(nín)老(lǎo)人(rén)家(jia)高(gāo)寿(shòu)?

May I ask how old you are?

Tatoeba: Chinese by musclegirlxyp · English by LittleBoy · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)位(wèi)老(lǎo)人(rén)家(jia)非(fēi)常(cháng)仁(rén)慈(cí)。

The old man is very kind.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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