老人家 meaning in Chinese
[尊] grand old man [woman]
Examples
- Tell grandpa the good news so that he can share our joy .
告诉爷爷这个好消息，叫他老人家也高兴高兴。 - The truth was, that lately both the old people seemed stunned .
原来，近来两位老人家好象已经痴呆了。 - The responsibility of giving the daughter away, devolved upon the aged .
嫁女儿的责任则落在老人家身上。 - I drank to the new couple, drank to the aged, and made myself as agreeable as i could .
我向新婚夫妇祝过酒，向老人家祝过酒，尽量使自己显得愉快随和。 - "i don't understand the old man," he said, smoothing out his army uniform of which he was obviously proud .
“我不懂老人家是怎么回事，”他说，抻了抻他显然引以为荣的军装。