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老字号 (lǎo zì hào): Time-honored brand / Old brand (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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老字号 consists of 3 characters.

(Chinese) character

number; day of a month

How to Use 老字号 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 老字号 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith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 + Objectwith保护

bǎo保

hù护

lǎo老

zì字

hào号

Adjective + Nounwith百年

bǎi百

nián年

lǎo老

zì字

hào号

Example Sentences with 老字号

zhè这

jiā家

diàn店

shì是

lǎo老

zì字

hào号

neutral

established brand

lǎo老

zì字

hào号

qǐ企

yè业

formalWritten

time-honored enterprise

formal

protect established brands

formal

century-old established brand

。

This shop is a time-honored brand.

Zhè这

jiā家

lǎo老

zì字

hào号

cān餐

tīng厅

de的

kǎo烤

yā鸭

fēi非

cháng常

yǒu有

míng名

。

The roast duck from this time-honored restaurant is very famous.

zhè这

jiā家

lǎo老

zì字

hào号

lì历

jīng经

bǎi百

nián年

fēng风

yǔ雨

，

yī依

rán然

bǎo保

chí持

zhe着

zuì最

chū初

de的

jiàng匠

xīn心

jīng精

shén神

。

This time-honored brand has weathered a century of storms and still maintains its original craftsmanship spirit.

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nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

zhī知

dào道

zhè这

jiā家

lǎo老

zì字

hào号

zuì最

jìn近

tuī推

chū出

le了

chuàng创

xīn新

de的

lián联

míng名

chǎn产

pǐn品

ma吗

？

Don't you know that this old brand recently launched innovative co-branded products?

běi北

jīng京

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

lǎo老

zì字

hào号

cān餐

suī虽

rán然

tā它

shì是

lǎo老

zì字

hào号

，

dàn但

wǒ我

zhōu周

mò末

dǎ打

suàn算

qù去

nà那

jiā家

lǎo老

zhè这

jiā家

lǎo老

zì字

hào号

yǐ以

qí其

chuán传

tǒng统

zhè这

jiā家

lǎo老

zì字

hào号

bù不

jǐn仅

bǎo保

liú留

guǎn馆

，

bǐ比

rú如

quán全

jù聚

dé德

。

Beijing has many time-honored restaurants, such as Quanjude.

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Although it is a time-honored brand, its business philosophy has not kept pace with the times and appears somewhat outdated.

zì

字

hào号

mǎi买

xiē些

gāo糕

diǎn点

，

nǐ你

yào要

bu不

yào要

yì一

qǐ起

？

I plan to go to that old brand store to buy some pastries this weekend, do you want to come along?

gōng工

yì艺

hé和

yōu优

zhì质

fú服

wù务

yíng赢

dé得

le了

gù顾

kè客

de的

xìn信

rèn任

。

This time-honored brand has won customers' trust with its traditional craftsmanship and high-quality service.

le了

chuán传

tǒng统

pèi配

fāng方

，

hái还

jī积

jí极

róng融

hé合

le了

xiàn现

dài代

jiàn健

kāng康

lǐ理

niàn念

。

This time-honored brand not only preserves traditional recipes but also actively integrates modern health concepts.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 老字号.

Words with 老

老师lǎo shīHSK 1
老虎lǎo hǔHSK 4
元老yuán lǎo
养老yǎng lǎo
古老gǔ lǎo
老乡lǎo xiāng
老人lǎo rén
老公lǎo gōng

Words with 字

名字míng ziHSK 1
数字shù zìHSK 4
字体zìtǐ
字典zì diǎn
字幕zì mù
字母zì mǔ
字眼zìyǎn
字迹zì jì

Words with 号

号码hào mǎHSK 4
代号dài hào
信号xìn hào
口号kǒu hào
号召hào zhào
号称hào chēng
型号xíng hào
壹号yī hào