老 lǎo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 老 — old, aged
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
老大
lǎodà
quite old; very; greatly
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Example phrases
- 孩子已经老大不小了，家长不该继续替他承担所有后果。 Háizi yǐjīng lǎodà bù xiǎo le, jiāzhǎng bù gāi jìxù tì tā chéngdān suǒyǒu hòuguǒ. The child is already old enough; the parents should not continue bearing all the consequences for him.
- 他老大不高兴，一句话也不说。 Tā lǎodà bù gāoxìng, yí jù huà yě bù shuō. He was very displeased and didn't say a word.
- 你都老大不小了，该自己做决定了。 Nǐ dōu lǎodà bù xiǎo le, gāi zìjǐ zuò juédìng le. You're no longer young; it's time to make your own decisions.