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how to write lao(aged) in chinese

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eanglish meaningaged; old; of long standing; outdated; old people; short for Lao Zi -- the founder of Taoism; become old; die; long; always; very

  Stroke order of the Chinese character "老" (lao)

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Basic explanations

adj. (年岁大) aged; old:

1.  
old woman;

2.  
old farmer;

3.  活到, 学到
You will never cease to learn as long as you live.; Live and learn.

adj. (很久以前就存在的) of long standing; old:

1.  相识
an old acquaintance;

2.  毛病
a chronic ailment; an inveterate habit [disease];

3.  部下
a former subordinate;

4.  工人
a veteran worker

adj. (陈旧) old; outdated:

1.  式样
old-fashioned; outmode

adj. (原来的) traditional; old:

1.  规矩
traditional rules;

2.  
old stuff

adj. (蔬菜长得过了适口的时期) overgrown:

1.  
tough bamboo shoots;

2.  菠菜
overgrown spinach

adj. (食物火候大) hardened; tough:

1.  一点
have it well-done;

2.  鸡蛋煮了。
The eggs are overcooked [too tough].

adj. (颜色深) (of colour) dark; deep:

1.  绿色
deep green;

2.  
dark red;

3.  这件上衣颜色太了。
This jacket is too dark.

adj. [口] (排行在末了的) the youngest:

1.  儿子
the youngest son

adj. (老朽; 无用) decrepit; useless:

1.  古板
an ultraconservative;

2.  废物
a good-for-nothing

n. (老年人 ) old people:

1.  爱幼
respect the aged and love the young

n. (老子的简称) short for Lao Zi -- the founder of Taoism:

1.  
Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi

n. (姓氏) a surname:

1.  
Lao Ma

v. (变老) become old:

1.  一 年年地见
show signs of age year by year

v. [口] (指老人死亡) die:

1.  爷爷昨晚了。
My grandfather died yesterday evening.

adv. (长久) long:

1.  没来。
He hasn't been here for a long time.

2.  没见你啊。
I haven't seen you for ages.

adv. (经常) always (doing sth.):

1.  惦记着这件事。
He couldn't get his mind off the matter.

2.  念叨着孩子们。
She is always talking about her children.

adv. (很; 极) very:

1.  
far away;

2.  
very high

adv. [前缀] (用于称人、排行次序、某些动、植物名):

1.  
Lao Zhang;

2.  
the third child or brother;

3.  
wolf;

4.  玉米
maize