老 ⇒
老 lǎo, prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of ...
老兄 lǎoxiōng, elder brother (often used self-referentially)/(form of address between male frie...
老师 lǎoshī, [老師], teacher/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老板 lǎobǎn/Lǎobǎn, [老闆], variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn], Robam (brand), boss/business proprietor/CL:個|个[gè]
老婆 lǎopó, (coll.) wife
老天 lǎotiān, God/Heavens
老实 lǎoshi, [老實], honest/sincere/well-behaved/open and guileless/naive
老鼠 lǎoshǔ, rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhī]
老公 lǎogōng/lǎogong, (coll.) husband, (coll.) eunuch/see also 老公[lǎo gōng]
圣诞老人 ShèngdànLǎorén, [聖誕老人], Father Christmas/Santa Claus
老朋友 lǎopéngyou, old friend/(slang) period/menstruation
老大 lǎodà, old age/very/eldest child in a family/leader of a group/boss/captain of a boat/l...
老头 lǎotóu, [老頭], old fellow/old man/father/husband
老人 lǎorén, old man or woman/the elderly/one's aged parents or grandparents
古老 gǔlǎo, ancient/old/age-old
老爹 lǎodiē, (dialect) father/old man/sir
老弟 lǎodì, (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than onese...
老天爷 lǎotiānyé, [老天爺], God/Heavens
百老汇 Bǎilǎohuì, [百老匯], Broadway (New York City)
老家伙 lǎojiāhuo, [老傢伙], variant of 老家伙[lǎo jiā huo], (coll.) old fellow/old codger
老是 lǎoshi, always
老虎 lǎohǔ, tiger/CL:隻|只[zhī]
老远 lǎoyuǎn, [老遠], very far away
老二 lǎoèr, second-eldest child in a family/(euphemism) penis
老家 lǎojiā, native place/place of origin/home state or region
老太太 lǎotàitai, elderly lady (respectful)/esteemed mother/CL:位[wèi]
老鹰 lǎoyīng, [老鷹], (coll.) eagle/hawk/any similar bird of prey
老头子 lǎotóuzi, [老頭子], (coll.) old man/(said of an aging husband) my old man
老式 lǎoshì, old-fashioned/old type/outdated
老友 lǎoyǒu, old friend/sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
老子 Lǎozǐ/lǎozi, Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism/the sac...
长老 zhǎnglǎo, [長老], elder/term of respect for a Buddhist monk
老太婆 lǎotàipó, old woman (at times contemptuous)
老兵 lǎobīng, veteran
老哥 老伙计 元老 yuánlǎo, senior figure/elder/doyen
养老金 yǎnglǎojīn, [養老金], pension
老人家 lǎorénjiā, polite term for old woman or man
养老院 yǎnglǎoyuàn, [養老院], nursing home
老娘 lǎoniáng, my old mother/I, this old woman/my old lady (colloquial)/maternal grandmother/mi...
衰老 shuāilǎo, to age/to deteriorate with age/old and weak
老年人 lǎoniánrén, old people/the elderly
老老实实 老年 lǎonián, elderly/old age/autumn of one's years
老奶奶 lǎonǎinai, (coll.) father's father's mother/paternal great-grandmother/respectful form of a...
老爷 lǎoye, [老爺], (respectful) lord/master/(coll.) maternal grandfather
老掉牙 lǎodiàoyá, very old/obsolete/out of date
老百姓 lǎobǎixìng, ordinary people/the "person in the street"/CL:個|个[gè]
法老 fǎlǎo, pharaoh (loanword)
老妇 老练 lǎoliàn, [老練], seasoned/experienced
老手 lǎoshǒu, experienced person/an old hand at sth
老话 长生不老 chángshēngbùlǎo, [長生不老], immortality
老爷子 lǎoyézi, [老爺子], my (you etc) old father/polite appellation for an elderly male
老化 lǎohuà, to age (of person or object)/becoming old
老古董 养老 yǎnglǎo, [養老], to provide for the elderly (family members)/to enjoy a life in retirement
老板娘 lǎobǎnniáng, [老闆娘], female proprietor/lady boss/boss's wife
老巢 老母 年老 niánlǎo, aged
老头儿 lǎotóur, [老頭兒], see 老頭子|老头子[lǎo tóu zi]
老年痴呆症 lǎoniánchīdāizhèng, [老年痴獃症], senile dementia/Alzheimer's disease
老爷爷 lǎoyéye, [老爺爺], (coll.) father's father's father/paternal great-grandfather
老大哥 lǎodàgē, big brother
老顽固 老好人 lǎohǎorén, one who tries never to offend anybody
老处女 lǎochǔnǚ, [老處女], unmarried old woman/spinster
老规矩 老牌 lǎopái, old, well-known brand/old style/old school/an old hand/experienced veteran
老虎机 lǎohǔjī, [老虎機], slot machine
老乡 lǎoxiāng, [老鄉], fellow townsman/fellow villager/sb from the same hometown
老把戏 老一套 lǎoyītào, the same old stuff
老婆婆 老路 lǎolù, old road/familiar way/beaten track/conventional behavior
老太 lǎotài, old lady
老东西 lǎodōngxi, [老東西], (derog.) old fool/old bastard
老挝 Lǎowō, [老撾], Laos
老爷车 lǎoyechē, [老爺車], classic car
老五 米老鼠 MǐLǎoshǔ, Mickey Mouse
老伴 lǎobàn, (of an elderly couple) husband or wife
老相识 老毛病 lǎomáobìng, chronic illness/old weakness/chronic problem
老早 lǎozǎo, a long time ago
老生常谈 lǎoshēngchángtán, [老生常談], an old observation (idiom)/a truism/banal comments
老本 lǎoběn, capital/assets/savings/nest egg/(fig.) reputation/laurels (to rest upon)/old edi...
老糊涂 lǎohútu, [老糊塗], dotard
母老虎 mǔlǎohǔ, tigress/(fig.) fierce woman/vixen
老搭档 老底 别老 回老家 huílǎojiā, to go back to one's roots/to return to one's native place/by ext. to join one's ...
男女老少 nánnǚlǎoshào, men, women, young and old/all kinds of people/people of all ages
老魏 老交情 生老病死 shēnglǎobìngsǐ, lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die/fig. the fate of humankind ...
老茧 lǎojiǎn, [老繭], callus (patch or hardened skin)/corns (on feet)/also 老趼
老麦 老主顾 老总 lǎozǒng, [老總], boss/executive
老气 老先生 老姑娘 老道 老虎钳 lǎohǔqián, [老虎鉗], vise/pincer pliers
老前辈 老将 lǎojiàng, [老將], lit. old general/commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese che...
老妈子 lǎomāzi, [老媽子], older female servant/amah
老三 您老 大老粗 dàlǎocū, uncouth fellow/rustic
老大不小 老妈妈 老公公 lǎogōnggong, old man/husband's father/father-in-law/court eunuch
老成 lǎochéng, mature/experienced/sophisticated
老外 lǎowài, (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person)/layman/amateur
活到老 老一辈 lǎoyībèi, [老一輩], previous generation/older generation
老调 老鸨 lǎobǎo, [老鴇], female brothel keeper
老到 lǎodao, experienced and careful
老同事 苍老 cānglǎo, [蒼老], old/aged/(of calligraphy or painting) vigorous/forceful
学到老 老者 lǎozhě, old man/elderly man
老脸 lǎoliǎn, [老臉], self-respect of old person/face/thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism)/bra...
老伯 lǎobó, uncle (polite form of address for older male)
老朽 孤老 gūlǎo, solitary old man or woman/regular patron (at brothels)
老相好 老少 lǎoshào, the old and the young
老狐狸 lǎohúli, old fox/fig. cunning person
老范 老调重弹 lǎodiàochóngtán, [老調重彈], to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
老巴 老城区 Lǎochéngqū/lǎochéngqū, [老城區], Laocheng district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luò yáng shì], Henan, old city distric...
唐老鸭 TángLǎoyā, [唐老鴨], Donald Duck
老婆子 老表 老当益壮 lǎodāngyìzhuàng, [老當益壯], old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
天荒地老 tiānhuāngdìlǎo, until the end of time (idiom)
老王 父老 fùlǎo, elders
老谋深算 lǎomóushēnsuàn, [老謀深算], rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect
小老婆 xiǎolǎopó, concubine/mistress/(dialect) woman
老江湖 lǎojiānghú, a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world
老酒 lǎojiǔ, wine, esp. Shaoxing wine
老态 lǎotài, [老態], elderly, as in movement or bearing
老乔 老山 老汉 lǎohàn, [老漢], old man/I (an old man referring to himself)
老牛 纸老虎 zhǐlǎohǔ, [紙老虎], paper tiger
老资格 lǎozīgé, [老資格], veteran
老花镜 lǎohuājìng, [老花鏡], presbyopic glasses
海老 老黄 过街老鼠 guòjiēlǎoshǔ, [過街老鼠], sb or sth detested by all/target of scorn/anathema/cf. 老鼠過街,人人喊打|老鼠过街,人人喊打[lǎo s...
老农 老崔 走老路 老弱病残 垂垂老矣 老宅 老霍 老祖宗 男女老幼 nánnǚlǎoyòu, men, women, young and old/everybody
敬老院 jìnglǎoyuàn, home of respect for aged/nursing home
老花 lǎohuā, presbyopia
老迈 lǎomài, [老邁], aged/senile
老詹 老郭 老字号 lǎozìhào, [老字號], shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
老屋 老妪 lǎoyù, [老嫗], old woman (formal writing)
老夫 lǎofū, I (spoken by an old man)
老潘 父老乡亲 老大爷 lǎodàyé, [老大爺], uncle/grandpa/CL:位[wèi]
老气横秋 lǎoqìhéngqiū, [老氣橫秋], old and decrepit/proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
老年斑 和事老 老皇历 lǎohuánglì, [老皇曆], (lit.) past years' almanac/(fig.) ancient history/obsolete practice/old-fashione...
敬老 jìnglǎo, respect for the aged
吃老本 宝刀不老 bǎodāobùlǎo, [寶刀不老], lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)/fig. (of one's skills etc) to be ...
老黄历 老丈人 lǎozhàngren, (coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)
七老八十 qīlǎobāshí, in one's seventies (age)/very old (of people)
老父亲 老鬼 老师傅 老小 lǎoxiǎo, the old and the young/the youngest member of the family
金老 老左 老办法 老狗 老大妈 lǎodàmā, [老大媽], "Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman)/CL:位[wèi]
老龄化 lǎolínghuà, [老齡化], aging (population)
老伯伯 lǎobóbo, grandpa (polite form of address for old man)
地老天荒 dìlǎotiānhuāng, see 天荒地老[tiān huāng dì lǎo]
老年性 老年病 告老还乡 月老 yuèlǎo, matchmaker/go-between/same as 月下老人[yuè xià lǎo rén]
老实巴交 lǎoshibājiāo, [老實巴交], (coll.) docile/well-behaved/biddable
老陈 老马 老城 lǎochéng, old town/old district of a city
老史 老卜 老幺 lǎoyāo, [老么], youngest
老帅 老张 老尹 老杰 老生 lǎoshēng, venerable middle-aged or elderly man, usually wearing an artificial beard (in Ch...
老父 lǎofù, father/old man/venerable sir
老罗 二老 èrlǎo, mother and father/parents
老伴儿 lǎobànr, [老伴兒], erhua variant of 老伴[lǎo bàn]
老花花 中老年 zhōnglǎonián, middle and old age
中老年人 zhōnglǎoniánrén, middle-aged and elderly people
老虎凳 lǎohǔdèng, tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizont...
老脾气 老脑筋 老两口 老泪纵横 变老 老挝人 张老 老佛爷 Lǎofóyé, [老佛爺], title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father/nickname for Empre...
老萨 老账 lǎozhàng, [老賬], lit. old account/old debt/fig. old scores to settle/old quarrels/old grudge
老许 老金 老龄 lǎolíng, [老齡], old age/aging/aged/geriatric/the aged
父老兄弟 廉颇老矣 老布 老汤 老毛 老死不相往来 老琼 老炳 老粗 lǎocū, uneducated person/yokel/boor/roughneck
老寿星 老大娘 lǎodàniáng, old lady/Madam (polite address)/CL:位[wèi]
养老保险金 妻儿老小 倚老卖老 大老婆 dàlǎopó, primary wife
秋老虎 qiūlǎohǔ, hot spell during autumn/Indian summer
卢老 家老 jiālǎo, (old) a senior in one's household
二老板 老年学 阿姆巴赫老 拉莉塔老 老花眼 lǎohuāyǎn, presbyopia
老葛 老病号 年老体弱 niánlǎotǐruò, [年老體弱], old and weak (idiom)
玛德琳老 老骥伏枥 lǎojìfúlì, [老驥伏櫪], lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig....
未老先衰 wèilǎoxiānshuāi, to age prematurely
老鲍 老来福 老街坊 老三样 老人斑 狗老 迪安·老 老蓝 老薛 老莫 老辣 lǎolà, shrewd and ruthless/efficient and unscrupulous
老车 老赖 lǎolài, [老賴], (coll.) debt dodger
老雷 老高 船老大 chuánlǎodà, coxswain/steersman/boatswain (bo'sun)
老飞 少年老成 shàoniánlǎochéng, accomplished though young/lacking youthful vigor
王老 老子非 老马识途 lǎomǎshítú, [老馬識途], an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do/an ol...
老相 老熊 老千 lǎoqiān, cheat/swindler (in gambling)
老卫 老僧 老幼 老姜 老普 老星 老李 老朱 老朴 老方 老洪 老毕 老树 佩林老
城 ⇒
城市 chéngshì, city/town/CL:座[zuò]
城 chéng, city walls/city/town/CL:座[zuò],道[dào],個|个[gè]
城里 城堡 chéngbǎo, castle/rook (chess piece)
费城 Fèichéng, [費城], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/abbr. for 費拉德爾菲亞|费拉德尔菲亚[Fèi lā dé ěr fēi yà]
汉城 Hànchéng, [漢城], Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首...
城镇 chéngzhèn, [城鎮], town/cities and towns
进城 jìnchéng, [進城], to go to town/to enter a big city (to live or work)
城外 chéngwài, outside of a city
盐湖城 Yánhúchéng, [鹽湖城], Salt Lake City, capital of Utah
城墙 chéngqiáng, [城牆], city wall
墨西哥城 Mòxīgēchéng, Mexico City, capital of Mexico
长城 Chángchéng, [長城], the Great Wall
回城 价值连城 jiàzhíliánchéng, [價值連城], invaluable/priceless
城门 chéngmén, [城門], city gate
商城 Shāngchéng/shāngchéng, see 商城縣|商城县[Shāng chéng xiàn], shopping center/department store
萨斯城 城区 chéngqū, [城區], city district/urban area
城里人 大西洋城 圣城 shèngchéng, [聖城], Holy City
西城 城内 洛城 护城河 hùchénghé, [護城河], moat
乔治城 Qiáozhìchéng, [喬治城], Georgetown/(the spelling 喬治敦|乔治敦 is more common)
城郊 chéngjiāo, suburbs/outskirts of a city
全城 quánchéng, whole city
古城 gǔchéng, ancient city
满城风雨 mǎnchéngfēngyǔ, [滿城風雨], lit. wind and rain through the town (idiom); fig. a big scandal/an uproar/the ta...
围城 Wéichéng/wéichéng, [圍城], Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鐘書|钱钟书, filmed as a TV serial, s...
汽车城 城府 chéngfǔ, subtle/shrewd/sophisticated
亚历山大城 俄城 城池 chéngchí, city
边城 biānchéng, [邊城], border town/remote town
山城 Shānchéng, Shancheng district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[Hè bì shì], Henan
老城区 Lǎochéngqū/lǎochéngqū, [老城區], Laocheng district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luò yáng shì], Henan, old city distric...
众志成城 zhòngzhìchéngchéng, [眾志成城], unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)
石城 Shíchéng, Shicheng county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
津城 下城区 Xiàchéngqū, [下城區], Xiacheng district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Háng zhōu shì], Zhejiang
金治城 南城 Nánchéng, Nancheng county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
城东 影城 万里长城 WànlǐChángchéng, [萬里長城], the Great Wall
中城 大城市 dàchéngshì, major city/metropolis
大城 Dàchéng, Dacheng county in Langfang 廊坊[Láng fáng], Hebei/Tacheng township in Changhua cou...
城中 双城记 ShuāngchéngJì, [雙城記], A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 查爾斯·狄更斯|查尔斯·狄更斯[Chá ěr sī · Dí gēng sī]
环城 huánchéng, [環城], encircling the city (of walls, ring road etc)/around the city
巴拿马城 BānámǎChéng, [巴拿馬城], Panama City
菲尼克斯城 东城 Dōngchéng, [東城], Dongcheng district of central Beijing
满城 Mǎnchéng, [滿城], Mancheng county in Baoding 保定[Bǎo dìng], Hebei
冰城 内城 nèichéng, [內城], inner castle/donjon
紫禁城 Zǐjìnchéng, the Forbidden City/the Imperial Palace in Beijing/same as 故宮|故宫[Gù gōng]
城建 东城区 Dōngchéngqū, [東城區], Dongcheng district of central Beijing
城北区 Chéngběiqū, [城北區], north city district/Chengbei district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xī níng shì], Qingh...
克拉荷马城 城市规划委员会 小城 xiǎochéng, small town
省城 shěngchéng, provincial capital
宫城 Gōngchéng, [宮城], Miyagi prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Běn zhōu]
主城区 京城 jīngchéng, capital of a country
锡安城 都城 dūchéng, capital city
卡马克斯城 黄金城 太阳城 新城 Xīnchéng, Xincheng or Hsincheng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Huā lián Xiàn], east Ta...
罗城 luóchéng, [羅城], a second wall built around a city wall
韩国城 娱乐城 城吾 城北 败走麦城 守城 城乡 chéngxiāng, [城鄉], city and countryside
城际 卡默洛特城 皇城 Huángchéng, Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center
南京城 水城 Shuǐchéng, Shuicheng county in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水[Liù pán shuǐ], Guizhou
庞贝城 锦城 老城 lǎochéng, old town/old district of a city
白城 Báichéng, Baicheng prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
书城 旧城 春城 麦西纳城 韩城 Hánchéng, [韓城], Hancheng city and county in Shaanxi
斯大林格勒城 宫城山 庞培城 科学城 卡森城 Kǎsēnchéng, Carson City, capital of Nevada
危地马拉城 空城计 kōngchéngjì, [空城計], the empty city stratagem (in which Zhuge Liang presents himself as unperturbed w...
银城 瑞克达城 威廉城 埃斯特城 县城 xiànchéng, [縣城], county seat/county town
成城 新城市 兵临城下 bīnglínchéngxià, [兵臨城下], soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
苏城 耶利哥城 欧克莱尔城 城垛 城址 chéngzhǐ, townsite
希洛城 皮蒂城 鬼城 屠城 túchéng, to massacre everyone in a captured city
永城 Yǒngchéng, Yongcheng county level city in Shangqiu 商丘[Shāng qiū], Henan
佛罗伦斯城 多玛城 迪恩城 奥罗拉城 奥克拉荷马城 城楼 chénglóu, [城樓], city gate tower
西维吉尼亚的摩根城 卫星城 wèixīngchéng, [衛星城], "satellite" town/edge city/exurb
阿莱城 科乍德城 龙城 Lóngchéng, [龍城], Longcheng district of Chaoyang city 朝陽市|朝阳市, Liaoning
阿拉莫城 纽华克城 兰斯多普城 回芝城 曼城 Mànchéng, Manchester, England/Manchester City football club
钢铁长城 连洛城 伯理森城 城中区 Chéngzhōngqū, [城中區], city central district/Chengzhong district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liǔ zhōu shì], Gua...
美食城 卡迪夫城 家具城 名城 míngchéng, famous city
之城 雪城 Xuěchéng, Syracuse, New York
卡柳梅特城 大卫城 帕萨迪纳城 冰火城 法拉城 临城 Línchéng, [臨城], Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台[Xíng tái], Hebei
奥城 航天城 宾城 庞贝古城 特洛伊城 古庞贝城 城东区 Chéngdōngqū, [城東區], east city district/Chengdong district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xī níng shì], Qingh...
城西区 Chéngxīqū, [城西區], west city district/Chengxi district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xī níng shì], Qinghai
纳舒厄城 环城路 韦科城 斯郡城 谷城 Gǔchéng, Gucheng county in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiāng fán], Hubei
芭比城 沈城 里诺城 摩城 Móchéng, Mo i Rana (city in Nordland, Norway)
拉契谢城 瓦城 Wǎchéng, another name for Mandalay 曼德勒, Myanmar's second city
卫城 wèichéng, [衛城], citadel/defensive city/acropolis
索默塞城 江城 蒙城 Méngchéng, Mengcheng county in Bozhou 亳州[Bó zhōu], Anhui
彼得同城 过新城 巴亚莫城 马林城 商业城 曼菲斯城 西城区 Xīchéngqū, [西城區], Xicheng district of central Beijing
蒙特克莱城 亚特兰蒂斯城 科城 全洛城 来雪城 胸无城府 xiōngwúchéngfǔ, [胸無城府], open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything/ingenuous
花城 温城 芝城 桑加拉城 海城 Hǎichéng, Haicheng county level city in Anshan 鞍山[Ān shān], Liaoning
赫卡尼亚海的亚历山大城 康科德城 阿克伦城 瑞新城 米德尔城 旧城区 塔城 Tǎchéng, Tarbaghatay or Tacheng city in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Tǎ chéng dì qū], Xin...
城门失火殃及池鱼 茨城 Cíchéng, Ibaraki prefecture in northeast Japan
贝赛斯达城 上城区 Shàngchéngqū, [上城區], Shangcheng district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Háng zhōu shì], Zhejiang
温城定 攻城掠地 霍德瑞吉城 圣安东尼奥城 普罗沃城 费卢杰城 城管 chéngguǎn, local government bylaw enforcement officer/city management (abbr. for 城市管理行政執法局|...
卡加玛卡城 杰弗逊城 康普敦城