老是

Character by character

• 老lǎo6 strokesHSK 1old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
• 是shì9 strokesHSK 1indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 老是. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 是shìHSK 1

  to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)

• 就是jiù shìHSK 3

  exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if

• 但是dàn shìHSK 2

  but; however

• 还是hái shiHSK 1

  still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or

• 只是zhǐ shìHSK 3

  merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however

• 老lǎoHSK 1

  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old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough

• 可是kě shìHSK 2

  but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed

• 是否shì fǒuHSK 4

  whether (or not); if; is or isn't

• 总是zǒng shìHSK 3

  always

• 老师lǎo shīHSK 1

  teacher

• 而是ér shìHSK 4

  rather

• 于是yú shìHSK 4

  thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence

• 正是zhèng shìHSK 2

  is precisely

• 老板lǎo bǎnHSK 3

  boss; business proprietor

• 要是yào shiHSK 3

  (coll.) if

• 老婆lǎo póHSK 4

  (coll.) wife

• 算是suàn shìHSK 6

  considered to be; at last

• 老公lǎo gongHSK 4

  (coll.) eunuch; see also 公

• 老人lǎo rénHSK 1

  old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents

• 或是huò shìHSK 5

  or; either one or the other

• 是不是shì bù shìHSK 1

  is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not

• 也就是说yě jiù shì shuōHSK 7

  in other words; that is to say; so; thus

• 老大lǎo dàHSK 7

  old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang

• 老鼠lǎo shǔ

  rat; mouse