老 (lǎo): Old — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 2.0Level 3

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Readings & Meanings

老has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

lǎolao

adj. (形)

old; agedHSK3

adj./pref. (形、前缀、副)

old; agedHSK 3.0 L3

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HSK Vocabulary: 老

HSK words that contain this character.

老师

lǎo shī

teacher

HSK 1

老虎

lǎo hǔ

tiger

HSK 4

老婆

lǎo po

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 老 is used in context

wǒ我

de的

yé爷

ye爷

nián年

jì纪

hěn很

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wife [colloquial]

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My grandfather is very old.

lǎo老

shī师

zhèng正

zài在

jiào教

shì室

lǐ里

shàng上

kè课

。

The teacher is having a class in the classroom.

lǎo老

bǎn板

jīn今

tiān天

xīn心

qíng情

hěn很

hǎo好

。

The boss is in a good mood today.

zhè这

wèi位

lǎo老

rén人

měi每

tiān天

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

sàn散

bù步

。

This elderly person walks in the park every day.

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "耂".

zhě者 kǎo考

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