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Chinese dictionary
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adj.old; aged
妈妈老多了。
Mom has aged considerably.
他看上去比实际年龄要老。
He looks old for his age.
她才三十，就已经显老了。
She was barely thirty but gave an impression of age.
- 2
adv.often; always
她老待在家里。
She stays at home all the time.
他老惦记着这件事。
He couldn't get his mind off the matter.
怎么能老打扰人家？
Why are you always off disturbing others?
- 3
(as prefix of a person's name to indicate seniority, or before an animal or plant)
老刘
Liu
老虎
tiger
老狼
wolf
- 4
adv.very
老远
far away
老早
very early
- 5
adj.infmlthe youngest
老儿子
the youngest son
老闺女
youngest daughter
- 6
n.old people; (often used as a respectful term of address) elderly person
敬老
show respect for the old
antonym
- 7
v.euph(of old people) pass away
她祖父去年老了。
Her grandfather passed away last year.
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adj.experienced
老手
proven expert
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- 9
adj.of long standing; old (not new)
老关系
long-standing ties
antonym
- 10
adj.(of food) overcooked
antonym
- 11
v.(of certain macromolecular compounds) deteriorate
防老剂
antioxidant
- 12
adj.(of color) dark
老绿色
deep green
antonym
- 13
adv.for long
她老没来。
She hasn't been here for a long time.
Words and phrases with 老
- 老兵[word]old soldier; person with experience in a field, company etc.
- 老虎[word]tiger; energy-consuming machine
- 老年[word]old age
- 老龄[word]old age
- 老总[word]Sir; respectful term of address for a high-ranking general in the PLA
- 老爸[word]dad
- 老师[word]teacher
- 老乡[word]fellow-townsman; buddy
- 老娘[word]old mother; maternal grandmother
- 老老少少[idiom]the old and the young
- 老生常谈[idiom]truism
- 老弱病残[idiom]old, weak, sick and disabled
- 老泪纵横[idiom]give way to a flood of tears
- 老老实实[idiom]conscientiously
- 老谋深算[idiom]experienced and astute
- 老气横秋[idiom]be arrogant on account of one's seniority; lacking in youthful vigour
- 老夫老妻[idiom]an old married couple
- 老当益壮[idiom]old but vigorous