Dictionary/老

老

lǎo

ㄌㄠˇ
AdjHSK 1TOCFL Novice 1core 10k
1old (of people)
2venerable (person)
3experienced
4of long standing
5always
6all the time
7of the past
8very
9outdated
10(of meat etc) tough
11prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity

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Example

tā他hěn很lǎo老。
他很老。
He was very old.