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老太太

lǎo tài tai · lao tai tai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. elderly lady (respectful)
  2. esteemed mother
  3. CL:位 (wèi)

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)移(yí)走(zǒu)了(le)行(xíng)李(li)腾(téng)出(chū)空(kōng)间(jiān)让(ràng)老(lǎo)太(tài)太(tai)可(kě)以(yǐ)坐(zuò)下(xià)。

We moved our bags to make room for the elderly lady to sit down.

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

02

他(tā)将(jiāng)一(yí)位(wèi)老(lǎo)太(tài)太(tai)从(cóng)位(wèi)子(zi)上(shàng)扶(fú)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

He helped an old lady get up from her seat.

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

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老
lǎo

prefix 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)

太
tài

highest; greatest

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