Old man or woman in Chinese: 老人 (lǎo rén)
lǎo rén
old man or woman
Definitions
- 1old man or woman
- 2the elderly
- 3one's aged parents or grandparents
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄌㄠˇ
lǎo
ㄖㄣˊ
rén
Example sentences
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那个老人在门口坐着。
nà ge lǎo rén zài mén kǒu zuò zhe。
That old person is sitting by the door.
Related words
人
rén
person
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
男人
nán rén
a man
女人
nǚ rén
woman
别人
bié ren
other people
客人
kè rén
visitor
老虎
lǎo hǔ
tiger
敌人
dí rén
enemy
个人
gè rén
individual
工人
gōng rén
worker
古老
gǔ lǎo
ancient
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