What does 老 mean in Chinese?
老 (lǎo) means prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the….
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
老
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the…
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
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
02
old (of people)
03
venerable (person)
04
experienced
05
of long standing
06
always
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 老
How do you pronounce 老?
老 is pronounced lǎo.
Is 老 an HSK word?
老 is on the HSK 3 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 老?
老 is used as a 形容词 / 前缀 / 副词 (adjective / prefix / adverb) in Chinese.
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