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 | 老1 | | lăo | 形名动副 | | 1 old; aged (opp.  少, 小, 幼): | | | 老马 old horse | | | 老树 old tree | | | 老妇人 old woman | | | 显老 look old for one's age | | | 不显老 bear (or carry) one's age well | | | 逐年见老 show signs of age year by year | | | 我老了，走路走不快了。 I'm getting old and can't walk very fast. |
| 2 old; of long standing (opp. 新): | | | 老歌 old song | | | 老机器 old machine | | | 老习惯 old habit | | | 老相识 old acquaintance | | | 这种纸烟牌子很老了。 This is a very old brand of cigarettes. |
| 3 outdated; old-fashioned; obsolete (opp. 新): | | | 老方法 outmoded method | | | 老式样 old fashion |
| 4 original; former; same: | | | 老版本 original edition | | | 老部下 former subordinate |
| 5 (of vegetables) overgrown (opp. 嫩): | | | 老笋 tough bamboo shoots | | | 老菠菜 overgrown spinach |
| 6 (of food) tough; overdone; well-done (opp. 嫩): | | | 鸡蛋煮老了。 The eggs have been hard boiled. | | | 牛肉太老。 The beef is too tough. | | | 青菜不要炒得太老。 Don't overcook the greens. | | | 我喜欢吃老一点儿的牛排。 I like steak quite well-done. |
| 7 experienced; veteran; seasoned: | | | 老作家 veteran writer |
| 8 (of certain colours) dark: | | | 老绿(红) dark green (red) | | | 这件上衣颜色太老了。 This jacket is too dark. |
| 9 〈口〉 last born; youngest: | | | 老闺女 youngest daughter |
| 1 senior person; old people; venerable old man: | | | 敬老 show respect for the aged | | | 徐老 revered old Xu | | | 养老院 home for the aged; senior citizens' home |
| III 动 〈方，婉〉 [followed by 了 le，usu. of an old person] pass away; die: | | | 王大爷前天老了。 Grandpa Wang died the day before yesterday. |
| 1 for a long time: | | | 老没见你啊。 I haven't seen you for ages. |
| 2 always; all the time: | | | 老管闲事 be always meddling | | | 老想不开 keep on worrying; cannot put sth. out of one's mind | | | 他老那么干。 He does it all the time. |
| 3 very: | | | 老远 far away | | | 老早 very early | | | 老长的胡子 very long beard | | | 太阳已经老高了。 The sun is already high. |
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| 老2 | | lăo | 缀 | | | 1 [in terms of address before the surnames of acquaintances or friends to indicate intimacy or informality]: | | | 老王 Lao Wang |
| 2 [in kinship terms before numerals to indicate order of seniority]: | | | 老大 eldest; number one (among sons, daughters, brothers, or sisters) | | | 老二 number two | | | 老幺 youngest |
| 3 [in certain names of animals and plants] 老虎; 老玉米 |
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