老
lǎo
prefix 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
old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
他老是忘记带钥匙，真让人头疼。
tā lǎo shì wàng jì dài yào shi, zhēn ràng rén tóu téng。
He is always forgetting to bring his keys, it really gives people a headache.
村里的老人说，这条路他走了几十年了。
cūn lǐ de lǎo rén shuō, zhè tiáo lù tā zǒu le jǐ shí nián le。
The old person in the village said he has been walking this road for decades.
Words with 老
Tony老师
t o n y lǎo shī
(slang) hairdresser
元老
yuán lǎo
senior figure
老戏骨
lǎo xì gǔ
(dialect) veteran actor
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
(idiom) until the end of time
老脸
lǎo liǎn
self-respect of old person
老茧
lǎo jiǎn
callus (patch or hardened skin)
老城
lǎo chéng
old town
老头
lǎo tóu
old fellow
老江湖
lǎo jiāng hú
a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world
老鹰
lǎo yīng
(coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey
老化
lǎo huà
(of a person, population or material) to age
老两口
lǎo liǎng kǒu
old married couple