Chinese–EnglishWith examples

老

lǎo · lao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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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)
venerable (person)
experienced
of long standing
always
all the time
of the past
very
outdated
(of meat etc) tough

2 examples

你(nǐ)能(néng)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)“年(nián)老(lǎo)”的(de)“老(lǎo)”字(zì)的(de)笔(bǐ)顺(shùn)吗(ma)？

Could you tell me the stroke order of the character "lǎo" in the word "niánlǎo"?

这(zhè)位(wèi)老(lǎo)教(jiào)授(shòu)的(de)讲(jiǎng)座(zuò)冗(rǒng)长(cháng)而(ér)沉(chén)闷(mèn)。

The old professor's lectures are long-winded and ponderous.

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