老

Radical Detail

老·25 Words
老lǎo
HSK 3Frequency 266Radical 老Adjective · Adverb

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outdated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

Antonyms少幼
老乡lǎo xiāng
HSK 7Frequency 14,936Radical 老Traditional 老鄉Noun

fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown

老人lǎo rén
HSK 3Frequency 2,395Radical 老Noun

old man or woman

the elderly

one's aged parents or grandparents

老人家lǎo rén jiā
HSK 7Frequency 8,629Radical 老Noun

polite term for old woman or man

老伴儿lǎo bàn r
HSK 7Frequency 60,338Radical 老Traditional 老伴兒Noun

erhua variant of 老伴

(coll.) (of an old couple) husband or wife

老公lǎo gōng
HSK 5Frequency 2,319Radical 老Noun
lǎo gōng

(coll.) husband

lǎo gong

(coll.) eunuch

see also 公

老化lǎo huà
HSK 7Frequency 12,970Radical 老Verb

(of a person, population or material) to age

(of knowledge) to become outdated

老大lǎo dà
HSK 7Frequency 3,298Radical 老Noun

old age

very

eldest child in a family

leader of a group

boss

captain of a boat

leader of a criminal gang

老太太lǎo tài tai
HSK 6Frequency 7,407Radical 老Noun

elderly lady (respectful)

esteemed mother

Classifier: 位
老头儿lǎo tóu r
HSK 3Frequency 21,642Radical 老Traditional 老頭兒Noun

see 老头子

老婆lǎo pó
HSK 5Frequency 1,565Radical 老Noun

(coll.) wife

老字号lǎo zì hào
HSK 7Frequency 30,827Radical 老Traditional 老字號Noun

shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation

老实lǎo shi
HSK 6Frequency 5,167Radical 老Traditional 老實Adverb · Adjective

honest; sincere

well-behaved

naive; gullible

老实说lǎo shí shuō
HSK 7Frequency 22,207Radical 老Traditional 老實說

honestly speaking; to be frank, ...

老家lǎo jiā
HSK 4Frequency 6,410Radical 老Noun

native place

place of origin

home state or region

老师lǎo shī
HSK 1Frequency 799Radical 老Traditional 老師Noun

teacher

Classifier: 个、位
老年lǎo nián
HSK 4Frequency 8,396Radical 老Other · Noun

elderly

old age

autumn of one's years

老是lǎo shi
HSK 4Frequency 5,562Radical 老Adverb

always

老朋友lǎo péng you
HSK 2Frequency 7,500Radical 老Noun

old friend

(slang) period

menstruation

老板lǎo bǎn
HSK 5Frequency 1,185Radical 老Traditional 老闆Noun
lǎo bǎn

variant of 老板

Lǎo bǎn

Robam (brand)

lǎo bǎn

boss

business proprietor

老汉lǎo hàn
HSK 7Frequency 26,984Radical 老Traditional 老漢Noun

old man

I (an old man referring to himself)

老百姓lǎo bǎi xìng
HSK 5Frequency 7,618Radical 老Noun

ordinary people

the "person in the street"

Classifier: 个
老虎lǎo hǔ
HSK 4Frequency 5,451Radical 老Noun

tiger

Classifier: 只
老远lǎo yuǎn
HSK 7Frequency 12,250Radical 老Traditional 老遠Adverb

very far away

老鼠lǎo shǔ
HSK 6Frequency 4,016Radical 老Noun

rat

mouse

Classifier: 只