Senior figure in Chinese: 元老 (yuán lǎo)
yuán lǎo
senior figure
Definitions
- 1senior figure
- 2elder
- 3doyen
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄩㄢˊ
yuán
ㄌㄠˇ
lǎo
Example sentences
See 元老 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
他是公司里的一位元老。
tā shì gōng sī lǐ de yí wèi yuán lǎo。
He is a veteran figure in the company.
Related words
元
yuán
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
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
老师
lǎo shī
teacher
老虎
lǎo hǔ
tiger
单元
dān yuán
unit (forming an entity)
公元
gōng yuán
CE (Common Era)
古老
gǔ lǎo
ancient
老板
lǎo bǎn
boss
老实
lǎo shi
honest
老鼠
lǎo shǔ
rat
元旦
yuán dàn
New Year's Day
老人
lǎo rén
old man or woman
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