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

[HSK2] (adv) always

Related Word
:
老人
Pronunciation
:
lǎo
Meaning
:

(adj) old (not young)
(adj) old (not new)
(adj) experienced; veteran
(adj) (of food) well-done; tough
(noun) old people
(adv) always
(adv) for a long time
(adv) very

Radical
:
Strokes
:
6
Traditional
:
Sentences:
他父亲很老了。
His father is very old.

tā fù qīn hěn lǎo le 。

:
he; his
父亲
:
father
:
very
:
old
:
(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 。

:
this
:
(measure word for animals)
:
cat
:
very
:
old
:
(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 。

:
I
爷爷
:
grandfather
已经
:
already
:
very
:
old
:
(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 。

:
he
年纪
:
age
:
not
:
big
:
but
看起来
:
looks
:
very
:
old

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