Pronunciation
:
lǎo
Meaning
:
(adj) old
HSK
:
1
Notes
:
Also as

  • [HSK2] (adv) always
Related Word
:
老人
老
Pronunciation
:
lǎo
Meaning
:
  1. (adj) old (not young)
  2. (adj) old (not new)
  3. (adj) experienced; veteran
  4. (adj) (of food) well-done; tough
  5. (noun) old people
  6. (adv) always
  7. (adv) for a long time
  8. (adv) very
Radical
:
耂
Strokes
:
6
Traditional
:
老
Sentences:
他父亲很老了。
His father is very old.

tā fù qīn hěn lǎo le 。

他
:
he; his
父亲
:
father
很
:
very
老
:
old
了
:
(particle) used after an action that has taken place
这只猫很老了。
This cat is very old.

zhè zhī māo hěn lǎo le 。

这
:
this
只
:
(measure word for animals)
猫
:
cat
很
:
very
老
:
old
了
:
(change of state)
我爷爷已经很老了。
My grandfather is already very old.

wǒ yé ye yǐ jīng hěn lǎo le 。

我
:
I
爷爷
:
grandfather
已经
:
already
很
:
very
老
:
old
了
:
(change of state)
他年纪不大，但看起来很老。
He isn’t very old, but looks old.

tā nián jì bú dà ， dàn kàn qǐ lái hěn lǎo 。

他
:
he
年纪
:
age
不
:
not
大
:
big
但
:
but
看起来
:
looks
很
:
very
老
:
old