老

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Example sentences

• 我老了。

  Wǒ lǎo le

  I'm old.

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• 我不老。

  Wǒ bù lǎo

  I'm not old.

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• 他很老。

  Tā hěn lǎo

  He was very old.

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• 我在变老。

  Wǒ zài biàn lǎo

  I'm getting old.

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Words containing 老

• 老lǎo 3prefix 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old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
• 老师lǎo shī 3–1 teacher
• 老人lǎo rén 3–2 old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents
• 老是lǎo shi 3–5always
• 老朋友lǎo péng you 3–2–5old friend; (slang) period; menstruation
• 老年lǎo nián 3–2 elderly; old age; autumn of one's years
• 老板lǎo bǎn 3–3 → 2–3boss; business proprietor
• 老太太lǎo tài tai 3–4–5elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother
• 老百姓lǎo bǎi xìng 3–3–4 → 2–3–4ordinary people; the "person in the street"
• 老头儿lǎo tóu r 3–2 see 老头子
• 老婆lǎo pó 3–2 (coll.) wife
• 老公lǎo gong 3–5(coll.) eunuch; see also 公