老人
lǎo rénㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: LÃO NHÂN
Traditional: 老人
HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 1
Meaning(noun)
old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents
More polite: 老人家, 老年人.
Examples
公共汽车上要给老人让座。
gōng gòng qì chē shàng yào gěi lǎo rén ràng zuò.
You should give up your seat to the elderly on the bus.
这位老人每天在公园下棋。
zhè wèi lǎo rén měi tiān zài gōng yuán xià qí.
This old man plays chess in the park every day.
过年要回家看看老人。
guò nián yào huí jiā kàn kàn lǎo rén.
At New Year you should go home to see your parents and grandparents.
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Stroke order
LÃO · 6 strokes
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);
NHÂN · 2 strokes
person; people
Related words
- 老师 lǎo shī — teacher
- 老 lǎo — 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old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
- 老虎 lǎo hǔ — tiger
- 老板 lǎo bǎn — variant of 老板
- 老鼠 lǎo shǔ — rat; mouse
- 老实 lǎo shi — honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible
- 古老 gǔ lǎo — ancient; old; age-old
- 老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng — ordinary people; the "person in the street"