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三朝元老 (sān cháo yuán lǎo): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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三朝元老 (sān cháo yuán lǎo): A person who has served in an organization for a long time and is highly respected (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

三 • sān • three • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

sān三

three

朝 • cháo • dynasty; court; government • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

cháo朝

dynasty; court; government

元 • yuán • yuan [unit of Chinese currency]; dollar • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

yuán元

yuan [unit of Chinese currency]; dollar

老 • lǎo • old; aged • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

lǎo老

old; aged

Word Info

Pinyinsān cháo yuán lǎo

MeaningA person who has served in an organization for a long time and is highly respected; a veteran who has weathered many changes.

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Example Sentences with 三朝元老

tā他

shì是

gōng公

sī司

de的

sān三

cháo朝

yuán元

lǎo老

，

cóng从

chuàng创

lì立

chū初

qī期

jiù就

yì一

zhí直

zài在

zhè这

lǐ里

gōng工

zuò作

。

He is a veteran of the company, having worked here since its early days.

zhè这

wèi位

jiào教

shòu授

shì是

xué学

jiè界

de的

sān三

cháo

朝

yuán元

lǎo老

，

táo桃

lǐ李

mǎn满

tiān天

xià下

。

This professor is a veteran in academia, with students all over the world.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 三朝元老.

Words with 三

再三zài sānagain and again; repeatedly
丢三落四diū sān là sìforgetful
三维sān wéiThree-dimensional
三角sān jiǎoTriangle / triangular
三番五次sān fān wǔ cìRepeatedly / Over and over again
举一反三jǔ yī fǎn sāndraw inferences about other cases from one instance
接二连三jiē èr lián sānone after another / in quick succession
朝三暮四zhāo sān mù sìchange one's mind repeatedly / be indecisive

Words with 朝

朝代cháo dàidynasty
朝气蓬勃zhāo qì péng bófull of vigour and vitality
王朝wáng cháodynasty
有朝一日yǒu zhāo yí rìsome day / one day

Words with 元

元旦yuán dànNew Year's Day
公元gōng yuánthe Christian/Common era
单元dān yuánunit; cell
元宵yuán xiāoLantern Festival; glutinous rice ball (sweet dumpling)

Words with 老

老师lǎo shīteacher
老人lǎo rénold man or woman
老家lǎo jiānative place
老年lǎo niánelderly

朝三暮四

zhāo sān mù sì

change one's mind repeatedly / be indecisive

朝夕相处zhāo xī xiāng chǔbe together day and night / live together

朝向cháo xiàngorientation, direction; to face

朝圣cháo shèngpilgrimage

元素

yuán sù

element

元首yuán shǒuhead of a state; chief executive

多元duō yuánpoly-

元宵节yuán xiāo jiéLantern Festival

老是

lǎo shi

always

老虎lǎo hǔtiger

古老gǔ lǎoancient

老公lǎo gōng(coll.) husband