老 meaning in Chinese
i 形容词
1.(年岁大) aged; 活到老, 学到老。 you will never cease to learn as long as you live.; live and learn.
2.(很久以前就存在的) of long standing; old 短语和例子
3.(陈旧) old; outdated 短语和例子
4.(原来的) traditional; old 短语和例子
5.(蔬菜长得过了适口的时期) overgrown 短语和例子
6.(食物火候大) hardened; tough 短语和例子
7.(颜色深) (of colour) dark; deep 短语和例子
8.[口语] (排行在末了的) the youngest 短语和例子
9.(老朽; 无用) decrepit; useless
Ⅱ名词
1.(老年人 ) old people 短语和例子
2. (老子的简称) short for lao zi --the founder of taoism; 老庄 lao zi and zhuang zi
3. (姓氏) a surname; 老麻 lao ma
iii 动词
1. （变老）become old; 一年年地见老了 show signs of age year by year
2.[口语] (指老人死亡) die 短语和例子
Ⅳ副词
1.(长久) long 短语和例子
2.(经常) always (doing sth.) 短语和例子
3.(很; 极) very 短语和例子
Ⅴ[前缀] (用于称人、排行次序、某些动、植物名) 短语和例子
Examples
- We will play a trick on the old abbot .
我们要跟老修道院长开个玩笑。 - I want to search out an old school friend .
我想寻找我的一个老同学。 - The old woman walks with the aid of a stick .
那老妇人拄着拐仗走路。 - Poor old fellow, his mind is failing .
可怜的老头儿，有点老胡涂了。 - I shall never get to twenty at that rate !
照这样我老也数不到二十！