老人
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- old man or woman
- the elderly
- one's aged parents or grandparents
In a sentence
2 examples老人闭上双眼,在长凳上坐着。
The old man sat on the bench with his eyes closed.
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那位老人每天早晨都在公园里散步。
That elderly person takes a walk in the park every morning.
How to write
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The characters
Explore individuallyprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people)
person; people; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.
Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.
