老

HSK 3#266 by frequencyradical 老

lǎo["a","d","g"]

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affection or familiarity; venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough

Examples

他很老。

He was very old.

我老了。

I'm old.

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