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老

lǎo

old (of people)

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Meaning of 老 in English

lǎoHSK 3+ HSK 4adjective, prefix, adverbSyllabus #745
  1. old (of people)
  2. venerable (person)
  3. experienced
  4. of long standing
  5. always
  6. all the time
  7. of the past
  8. very

Example sentences

  1. 老的犬可以学新的诡计。
    lǎo de quǎn kě yǐ xué xīn de guǐ jì。
    Old dogs can learn new tricks.
    Tatoeba #4844828 by pig8322 · #4836683 by AliBeadle · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 他太老了，没法游泳。
    tā tài lǎo le， méi fǎ yóu yǒng。
    He was too old to swim.
    Tatoeba #4267396 by notabene · #428888 by dominiko · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我厌倦了他的老笑话。
    wǒ yàn juàn le tā de lǎo xiào huà。
    I was bored with his old jokes.
    Tatoeba #332845 by fucongcong · #260617 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 老

老师HSK 1老人HSK 3老虎HSK 4老家HSK 4老年HSK 4老是HSK 4古老HSK 5老板HSK 5老公HSK 5老婆HSK 5

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences