老态龙钟 (lǎo tài lóng zhōng): Describes an elderly person who is frail (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 3

lǎo老

old; aged

tài态

form, appearance, state, condition

HSK 5

lóng龙

dragon

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhōng钟

bell, clock, timepiece

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Example Sentences with 老态龙钟

nà那

wèi位

lǎo老

rén人

suī虽

rán然

lǎo老

tài态

lóng龙

zhōng钟

，

dàn但

jīng精

shén神

yī依

rán然

hěn很

hǎo好

。

Although that elderly person is aged and decrepit, their spirit is still very good.

tā他

lǎo老

tài态

lóng龙

zhōng钟

dì地

zhǔ拄

zhe着

guǎi

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姿态

zī tài

gesture; posture; one's bearing or carriag

形态xíng tàiform; shape; pattern

心态xīn tàimentality; psychology

生态shēng tàiecology; organism's modes of life and relation to their environment

跑龙套

pǎo lóng tào

Play a minor role / Be an extra

来龙去脉lái lóng qù màiins and outs / the details

画龙点睛huà lóng diǎn jīngTo dot the dragon's eyes / To add the finishing touch

尼龙ní lóngnylon (loanword)

时钟

shí zhōng

clock

秒钟miǎo zhōngsecond of time

钟声zhōng shēngbell sound; chime

钟情zhōng qíngto be deeply in love with; to have a crush on

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Example Sentences with 老态龙钟

nà那

wèi位

lǎo老

rén人

suī虽

rán然

lǎo老

tài态

lóng龙

zhōng钟

，

dàn但

jīng精

shén神

yī依

rán然

hěn很

hǎo好

。

Although that elderly person is aged and decrepit, their spirit is still very good.

tā他

lǎo老

tài态

lóng龙

zhōng钟

dì地

zhǔ拄

zhe着

guǎi

拐

zhàng杖

，

yí一

bù步

yi一

bù步

màn慢

zǒu走

。

He walked slowly step by step, leaning on his cane, looking aged and decrepit.

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