HSK 3

老 meaning in Chinese

lǎo

Without tone marks: lao

old (of people), venerable (person)

Example

她嫁给了一个富有的老男人。

tā jià gěi le yī gè fùyǒu de lǎo nánrén.

She married a rich old man.

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