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老字号
老字号 (lǎo zì hao): Time-honored brand / Old brand (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
老 • lǎo • old; aged • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
lǎo
老
old; aged
字 • zì • (Chinese) character • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
zì
字
(Chinese) character
号 • hào • number; date; size • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
hào
号
number; date; size
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 老字号.
Words with
老
老师
lǎo shī
teacher
老人
lǎo rén
old man or woman
老家
lǎo jiā
native place
老年
lǎo nián
elderly
老是
lǎo shi
always
老虎
lǎo hǔ
tiger
古老
gǔ lǎo
ancient
老公
lǎo gōng
(coll.) husband
Words with
字
名字
míng zi
given name
汉字
hàn zì
Chinese character
字典
zì diǎn
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)
数字
shù zì
digital
Words with
号
号码
hào mǎ
number
信号
xìn hào
signal
挂号
guà hào
register; send by registered mail
账号
zhàng hào
account
十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
crossroads
字幕
zì mù
captions; subtitles
字母
zì mǔ
letters [of an alphabet]
文字
wén zì
writing
口号
kǒu hào
slogan
号召
hào zhào
call; appeal
型号
xíng hào
model (particular version of a manufactured article)
称号
chēng hào
title; name; designation
4.
How to Use 老字号 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
家
yì
一
jiā
家
lǎo
老
zì
字
hào
号
neutral
an established brand/shop
Noun + Noun
lǎo
老
zì
字
hào
号
pǐn
品
pái
牌
Verb + Object
with
保护
bǎo
保
hù
护
lǎo
老
zì
字
hào
号
Adjective + Noun
with
百年
bǎi
百
nián
年
lǎo
老
zì
字
hào
号
5.
Example Sentences with 老字号
zhè
这
jiā
家
diàn
店
shì
是
lǎo
老
zì
字
hào
neutral
established brand
lǎo
老
zì
字
hào
号
qǐ
企
yè
业
formal
Written
time-honored enterprise
formal
protect established brands
formal
century-old established brand
号
。
This shop is a time-honored brand.
běi
北
jīng
京
yǒu
有
hěn
很
duō
多
lǎo
老
zì
字
hào
号
cān
餐
guǎn
馆
，
bǐ
比
rú
如
quán
全
jù
聚
dé
德
。
Beijing has many time-honored restaurants, such as Quanjude.
suī
虽
rán
然
tā
它
shì
是
lǎo
老
zì
字
hào
号
，
dàn
但
qí
其
jīng
经
yíng
营
lǐ
理
niàn
念
bìng
并
wèi
未
yǔ
与
shí
时
jù
俱
jìn
进
，
xiǎn
显
de
得
yǒu
有
xiē
些
luò
落
wǔ
伍
。
Although it is a time-honored brand, its business philosophy has not kept pace with the times and appears somewhat outdated.
