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老

lǎo

old

HSK 1 · Topic “Family” SocialDescribing words
old
Memory picture

Character

老 lǎo

Strokes
6
Radical
老 — old, aged
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 这个房子很老。 Zhège fángzi hěn lǎo. This house is very old.
  • 这个老师不老。 Zhège lǎoshī bù lǎo. This teacher isn't old.
  • 我的爷爷很老。 Wǒ de yéye hěn lǎo. My grandpa is very old.
  • 这本书太老了。 Zhè běn shū tài lǎo le. This book is too old.
  • 老朋友今天来。 Lǎo péngyou jīntiān lái. An old friend is coming today.
  • 爸爸的手机不老。 Bàba de shǒujī bù lǎo. Dad's phone isn't old.
  • 这房子有点儿老。 Zhè fángzi yǒudiǎnr lǎo. This house is a little old.
  • 那本课本太老了。 Nà běn kèběn tài lǎo le. That textbook is too old.
  • 老人在家喝茶。 Lǎorén zài jiā hē chá. An old person is drinking tea at home.
  • 这间房子很老。 Zhè jiān fángzi hěn lǎo. This is a very old house.

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