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How do you pronounce 老?

老 is pronounced "lǎo" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 3.

What HSK level is 老?

老 is an HSK Level 1 word (HSK 2.0: Level 1, HSK 3.0: Level 1).

What words contain the character 老?

Common words with 老 include 二老 (mother and father), 偕老 (to grow old together), 元老 (senior figure), 八老 ("the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CPC, abbr. for 八大元老[Ba1 Da4 Yuan2 lao3]), 中老年 (middle and old age).

How do you write 老?

老 has 6 strokes. Its radical is 老. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

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 | Chinese Dictionary

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); venerable (person); experienced

HSK 16 strokes

Character Breakdown

老 = 耂 + 匕

A person leaning on a cane — old

Radical: 老 (no. 125)Strokes: 6

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Definitions

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outdated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

Example Sentences

老师好！

Lǎoshī hǎo

Hello teacher!

Words Containing 老

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
二老	èr lǎo	mother and father
偕老	xié lǎo	to grow old together
元老	yuán lǎo	senior figure
八老	Bā lǎo	"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CPC, abbr. for 八大元老[Ba1 Da4 Yuan2 lao3]
中老年	zhōng lǎo nián	middle and old age
元老院	yuán lǎo yuàn	upper house
出老千	chū lǎo qiān	to cheat (in gambling)
七旬老人	qī xún lǎo rén	septuagenarian
七老八十	qī lǎo bā shí	in one's seventies (age)
中老年人	zhōng lǎo nián rén	middle-aged and elderly people

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Related Words

一直以来(yī zhí yǐ lái)— in the past always

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阿(Ā)— abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4]

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一如既往(yī rú jì wǎng)— just as in the past (idiom); as before

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不到长城非好汉(bù dào Cháng chéng fēi hǎo hàn)— lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal

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Grammar Notes

Negation with 不HSK 1

Subject + 不 + Verb / Adjective

Possessive 的HSK 1

Possessor + 的 + Noun

Question Word Questions (什么, 谁, 哪)HSK 1

Same as statement, but replace the unknown element with a question word

Progressive Aspect (正在/在...呢)HSK 2

Subject + 正在/在 + Verb (+ Object) + (呢)

Towards/About (对)HSK 2

Subject + 对 + Object + Verb/Adjective

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 1HSK 3.0: Level 1

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Frequently Asked Questions

老

lǎo