lǎo

Part of speech
adverb
Level
HSK 2
  1. 1prefix 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
  2. 2old (of people)
  3. 3venerable (person)
  4. 4experienced
  5. 5of long standing
  6. 6always
  7. 7all the time
  8. 8of the past
  9. 9very
  10. 10outdated
  11. 11(of meat etc) tough

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