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老
lǎo
old · aged · always (before verb)

HSK 113 words in the family

The 老 family

Every HSK 1–4 word containing 老. The example sentences use HSK 1–4 vocabulary only.

老师 lǎo shī HSK 1
teacher
老师lǎoshī教jiāo我们wǒmen中文zhōngwén。
The teacher teaches us Chinese.
老人 lǎo rén HSK 1
old person · elderly
老人lǎorén在zài公园gōngyuán散步sànbù。
The old man is taking a walk in the park.
老是 lǎo shi HSK 2
always · all the time
他tā老是lǎoshì迟到chídào。
He is always late.
老年 lǎo nián HSK 2
old age · the elderly
奶奶nǎinai是shì老年lǎonián人rén。
Grandma is an elderly person.
老朋友 lǎo péng you HSK 2
old friend
我们wǒmen是shì老朋友lǎopéngyou。
We are old friends.
老板 lǎo bǎn HSK 3
boss · proprietor
老板lǎobǎn在zài办公室bàngōngshì吗ma？
Is the boss in the office?
老太太 lǎo tài tai HSK 3
old lady · elderly woman
老太太lǎotàitai在zài家jiā。
The old lady is at home.
老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng HSK 3
common people · ordinary citizens
老百姓lǎobǎixìng很hěn高兴gāoxìng。
The common people are very happy.
老头儿 lǎo tóu r HSK 3
old man · old fellow
老头儿lǎotóur走zǒu路lù。
The old man is walking.
老婆 lǎo pó HSK 4
wife · old woman (colloquial)
他tā老婆lǎopó是shì老师lǎoshī。
His wife is a teacher.
老公 lǎo gōng HSK 4
husband
我wǒ老公lǎogōng在zài家jiā。
My husband is at home.
老实 lǎo shi HSK 4
honest · well-behaved · frank
他tā很hěn老实lǎoshi，。
He is very honest.
老家 lǎo jiā HSK 4
hometown · native place
我wǒ老家lǎojiā在zài农村nóngcūn。
My hometown is in the countryside.
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