老

The character "老" has 6 strokes. "老" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "老" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "老" are "lǎo" . View the stroke order of "老">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "老"

adj.: old; aged; experienced; veteran; of long standing; old-fashioned; outmoded; outdated; out-of-date; former; original; (of colours) dark; deep; (of vegetables) overgrown; (of food) overcooked; overdone; hard; ageing; last born; youngest

n.: old people; the old/aged/elderly

adv.: for a long time; often; always; all the time; very

v.: (of old people) pass away; die

• old : adj.年老的；过去的；以前的；…岁的；从前的；老的；古老的；陈旧的；熟悉的；旧时的
• aged : adj.… 岁的；…年 纪的；古老的；老的；老化的；超过成熟年龄的
• experienced : adj.有经验的；经验丰富的；熟练的；老练的
• veteran : n.老手；退伍军人
• old-fashioned : adj.老式的；过时的；守旧的；传统的；反对的
• outmoded : adj.过时的；老式的
• outdated : adj.过时的；老式的
• out-of-date : 过时的；陈旧的；不时兴的
• former : adj.前任的；曾经当过… 的；前者的；以前的；从前的；早先的
• original : adj.起初的；原来的；原著；原作；创新的；独创的；开始的；首先的
• deep : adj.深的；剧烈的；极度的；深沉的；深色的；深刻的；幽深的；深奥的；深陷的；纵深的
• overdone : vt.使过于疲劳；夸张；（overdo的过去分词）
• hard : adj.坚实的；牢固的；坚硬的；猛烈的；沉重的；难以忍受的；困苦的；可靠的；确凿无疑的；真实的；有力的；强烈的；含无机盐的；软腭爆破音
• ageing : n.变老；衰老；老化
• youngest : adj.最年轻的；最初的；（young的最高级）
• for a long time : phr.长时间
• often : adv.经常；常常
• always : adv.始终；总是；作为最后一着；无论如何；永远；老是；一直以来；一再
• all the time : 一直, 始终
• very : adv.很；非常；十分；甚；极其；颇；十足；完全
• die : v.死；死亡；渴望；非常想要；达到性高潮；灭；灭绝；相继死去；被遗忘；为…捐躯

Form words with "老"

老街巷 old streets and lanes

老地方 same old place

老听众 regular listener;regular listener

老借口 same old excuse

老风俗 old customs

老酒鬼 chronic drunkard

老样子 same as usual

老茶客 tea drunkard

老首长 old chief

老型号 old model

老作家 veteran writer

老校区 old campus

老财迷 old miser

老熟人 old acquaintance

老成员 long-standing member

老球迷 confirmed fan

老习惯 old habit

人老心不老 be young at heart

重放老片子 rerun old films

保持老式样 maintain the old style

Example phrases using "老"

• 他从来不掏腰包，老揩朋友的油。

  He never pays for anything. He just scrounges off his friends.

• 老教授的讲话给了我们很多启发。

  The old professor’s remarks greatly inspired us.

• 老人们坐在树荫下，谈论着天气。

  Old people sat in the shade of a tree, chatting away about the weather.

• 他虽然已经30岁了，但还在啃老。

  He is already 30 years old, but still lives off his parents.

• 我今天老流鼻涕，大概伤风了。

  I have a running nose today. Maybe I’ve got a cold.

• 过了这么多年，你一点儿也不见老。

  You don’t look older at all after all these years.

• 他今天是怎么啦？老拿我撒气。

  What’s the matter with him today? He is always getting angry with me for no reason at all.

• 他老在我的面前摆他媳妇的好。

  He is always telling me how good his wife is.

• 新版本比起老版本有很大改进。

  The new edition is a great improvement on/over the original one. / The new edition shows many improvements compared with the original one.

• 这座宅院是他家仅有的老底儿。

  This house is the only property that has descended from his ancestors.