old, aged, elderly
Animated Stroke Order 老
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HSK Vocabulary: 老
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 老 is used in context
1
lǎo老
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
shàng上
kè课
。
The teacher is teaching in the classroom.
2
lǎo老
bǎn板
jīn今
tiān天
xīn心
qíng情
hěn很
hǎo好
。
The boss is in a good mood today.
3
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.
4
zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
lǎo老
shī师
。
This is my teacher.
5
lǎo老
shī师
jiào教
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xí习
zhōng中
wén文
。
The teacher teaches us to learn Chinese.
6
lǎo老
shī师
nài耐
xīn心
dì地
jiě解
dá答
le了
xué学
shēng生
men们
tí提
chū出
de的
wèn问
tí题
。
The teacher patiently answered the questions raised by the students.
7
lǎo老
hǔ虎
hěn很
dà大
。
The tiger is big.
8
dòng动
wù物
yuán园
lǐ里
yǒu有
yī一
zhī只
lǎo老
hǔ虎
。
There is a tiger in the zoo.
9
lǎo老
hǔ虎
shì是
sēn森
lín林
lǐ里
de的
wáng王
zhě者
，
dàn但
xū需
yào要
bǎo保
hù护
。
The tiger is the king of the forest, but it needs protection.
10
zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
lǎo老
pó婆
。
This is my wife.
Information
Traditional老
Radical耂
Strokes6
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#198
Zhuyinㄌㄠˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+8001
CangjieJKP
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality