老
Meaning
- prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
- old (of people)
- venerable (person)
Example sentence
他不服老。
He refuses to accept his old age.
The character 老
老 is old and, more often than not, respectful: 老师 a teacher, 老人, 老朋友, 老板 the boss. In front of a surname it is friendly — 老王 — and 老是 means always, usually as a complaint.
Words containing 老
- 老人 lǎo rén old man or woman
- 老师 lǎo shī teacher
- 老年 lǎo nián elderly
- 老朋友 lǎo péng you old friend
- 老是 lǎo shi always
- 老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng ordinary people
- 老板 lǎo bǎn boss
- 老太太 lǎo tài tai elderly lady (respectful)
- 老头儿 lǎo tóu r old man (informal)
- 老公 lǎo gōng (coll.) husband
- 老家 lǎo jiā native place
- 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife
- 老实 lǎo shi honest; sincere