元 yuán
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
元老
yuánlǎo
senior figure; elder statesman; veteran
Characters in this word
老 lǎo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 老 — old, aged
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这位党内元老虽然已经退休，仍对重大人事安排具有影响力。 Zhè wèi dǎngnèi yuánlǎo suīrán yǐjīng tuìxiū, réng duì zhòngdà rénshì ānpái jùyǒu yǐngxiǎnglì. Although this senior party figure has already retired, he still has influence over major personnel arrangements.
- 他是公司元老，大家都尊重他的意见。 Tā shì gōngsī yuánlǎo, dàjiā dōu zūnzhòng tā de yìjiàn. He is a veteran of the company, and everyone respects his opinion.
- 这支球队的元老带领年轻队员训练。 Zhè zhī qiúduì de yuánlǎo dàilǐng niánqīng duìyuán xùnliàn. The team's veteran leads the young players in training.
Related words
- 元 yuán yuan
- 单元 dānyuán unit; section
- 美元 měiyuán US dollar
- 公元 gōngyuán Common Era
- 元旦 Yuándàn New Year's Day
- 多元 duōyuán diverse, pluralistic
- 元素 yuánsù element
- 元宵 yuánxiāo sweet dumplings, Yuanxiao
- 元首 yuánshǒu head of state
- 状元 zhuàngyuan top candidate in the imperial examinations; top scorer
- 老师 lǎoshī teacher
- 老 lǎo old