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老

lǎo

respected (before names)

HSK 2 · Topic “Modals and markers”
A younger person bowing to an elder
Memory picture

Character

老 lǎo

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

Example phrases

  • 老王来了。 Lǎo Wáng lái le. Mr. Wang has come.
  • 老李在家。 Lǎo Lǐ zài jiā. Mr. Li is at home.
  • 老张请坐。 Lǎo Zhāng qǐng zuò. Mr. Zhang, please sit down.

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