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老式 lǎoshì, old-fashioned/old type/outdated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
烟 ⇒
烟 yān, [煙], cigarette or pipe tobacco/CL:根[gēn]/smoke/mist/vapour/CL:縷|缕[lǚ]/tobacco plant/(...
抽烟 chōuyān, [抽煙], to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
香烟 xiāngyān, [香煙], cigarette/smoke from burning incense/CL:支[zhī],條|条[tiáo]
吸烟 xīyān, [吸煙], to smoke
烟雾 yānwù, [煙霧], smoke/mist/vapor/smog/fumes
烟草 yāncǎo, [煙草], tobacco
烟花 yānhuā, [煙花], fireworks/prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
戒烟 jièyān, [戒煙], to give up smoking
冒烟 màoyān, [冒煙], to discharge smoke/to fume with rage
烟囱 yāncōng, [煙囪], chimney
烟火 yānhuǒ, [煙火], smoke and fire/fireworks
烟灰缸 yānhuīgāng, [煙灰缸], ashtray
烟斗 yāndǒu, [煙斗], (smoking) pipe
一溜烟 yīliùyān, [一溜煙], like a wisp of smoke/(to disappear etc) in an instant
烟头 yāntóu, [煙頭], cigarette butt/fag-end/CL:根[gēn]
烟消云散 yānxiāoyúnsàn, [煙消雲散], to vanish like smoke in thin air/to disappear
浓烟 nóngyān, [濃煙], thick smoke
烟枪 yānqiāng, [煙槍], opium pipe
点烟 灰飞烟灭 huīfēiyānmiè, [灰飛煙滅], lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)/fig. to be annihilated/to vanis...
烟鬼 yānguǐ, [煙鬼], heavy smoker/chain smoker
烟灰 yānhuī, [煙灰], cigarette ash
乌烟瘴气 wūyānzhàngqì, [烏煙瘴氣], billowing smoke (idiom)/foul atmosphere/(fig.) murky atmosphere/in a turmoil
过眼云烟 guòyǎnyúnyān, [過眼雲煙], ephemeral (idiom)
烟酒 yānjiǔ, [煙酒], tobacco and alcohol
烟叶 yānyè, [煙葉], leaf tobacco
烟蒂 yāndì, [煙蒂], cigarette butt
禁烟 jìnyān, [禁煙], to ban smoking/to quit smoking/to prohibit cooking/prohibition on opium (esp. in...
荒无人烟 huāngwúrényān, [荒無人煙], desolate and uninhabited (idiom)
烟瘾 yānyǐn, [煙癮], the urge to smoke/tobacco addiction
大烟 dàyān, [大煙], opium
烟幕 yānmù, [煙幕], smokescreen/fig. a diversion
烟卷 yānjuàn, [煙捲], cigarette/cigar
烟尘 yānchén, [煙塵], smoke and dust/air pollution
硝烟 xiāoyān, [硝煙], smoke (from guns)
烟盒 烟民 yānmín, [煙民], smokers
烟嘴 卷烟 juǎnyān, [卷煙], cigarette/cigar
雪茄烟 xuějiāyān, [雪茄煙], cigar
人烟 rényān, [人煙], sign of human habitation
香烟盒 烟草业 烟幕弹 yānmùdàn, [煙幕彈], smoke bomb
烟雾弥漫 烟云 烟丝 硝烟弥漫 浓烟滚滚 无烟火药 煤烟 云烟 yúnyān, [雲煙], mist/smoke/cloud
油烟 yóuyān, [油煙], soot/lampblack
水烟 shuǐyān, [水煙], shredded tobacco for water pipes
排烟 无烟煤 wúyānméi, [無煙煤], anthracite
过眼烟云 guòyǎnyānyún, [過眼煙雲], ephemeral (idiom)
鼻烟 bíyān, [鼻煙], snuff
烟道 无烟 wúyān, [無煙], nonsmoking (e.g. environment)
烽烟 fēngyān, [烽煙], fire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance)
炊烟 chuīyān, [炊煙], smoke from kitchen chimneys
七窍生烟 qīqiàoshēngyān, [七竅生煙], lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)/fig. to seethe with anger
渺无人烟 miǎowúrényān, [渺無人煙], remote and uninhabited (idiom); deserted/God-forsaken
鼻烟盒 bíyānhé, [鼻煙盒], snuffbox
吸烟室 xīyānshì, [吸煙室], smoking room
烟筒 yāntong, [煙筒], chimney/stovepipe/smokestack
烟缸 yāngāng, [煙缸], ashtray
人烟稀少 rényānxīshǎo, [人煙稀少], no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
水烟筒 烟壶 烟酸 yānsuān, [煙酸], niacin (vitamin B)/3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid C6HNÓ/nicotinic acid
烟雨 yānyǔ, [煙雨], misty rain/drizzle
烟袋 yāndài, [煙袋], tobacco pipe
尘烟 烤烟 kǎoyān, [烤煙], flue-cured tobacco/tobacco for flue-curing
卷烟纸 卷烟机 纸烟 zhǐyān, [紙煙], cigarette
烟柱 烟具 水烟袋 shuǐyāndài, [水煙袋], water bong/water pipe/hookah
鬼 ⇒
鬼 guǐ, ghost/demon/terrible/damnable/clever/sly/crafty/(suffix for sb with a certain vi...
见鬼 jiànguǐ, [見鬼], curse it!/to hell with it!
吸血鬼 xīxuèguǐ, leech/bloodsucking vermin/vampire (translated European notion)/fig. cruel exploi...
魔鬼 móguǐ, devil
鬼魂 guǐhún, ghost
胆小鬼 dǎnxiǎoguǐ, [膽小鬼], coward
小鬼 xiǎoguǐ, little demon (term of endearment for a child)/mischievous child/imp
酒鬼 jiǔguǐ, drunkard
鬼混 guǐhùn, to hang around/to fool around/to live aimlessly
鬼话 guǐhuà, [鬼話], lie/false words/nonsense/CL:篇[piān]
鬼鬼祟祟 guǐguǐsuìsuì, sneaky/secretive/furtive
闹鬼 nàoguǐ, [鬧鬼], haunted
醉鬼 zuìguǐ, drunkard
有鬼 色鬼 sèguǐ, lecher/pervert
搞鬼 gǎoguǐ, to make mischief/to play tricks
鬼子 guǐzi, devils/refers to 日本鬼子, wartime term insult for Japanese
鬼脸 guǐliǎn, [鬼臉], wry face/to grimace/to pull a face/comic face/face mask/devil mask
懒鬼 lǎnguǐ, [懶鬼], lazybones/idle bum
恶鬼 èguǐ, [惡鬼], evil spirit/devil
机灵鬼 jīlíngguǐ, [機靈鬼], (jocularly) clever and quick-witted person
鬼怪 guǐguài, hobgoblin/bogey/phantom
死鬼 sǐguǐ, devil/You devil! (as joke or insult)/the departed
淘气鬼 小气鬼 xiǎoqìguǐ, [小氣鬼], miser/penny-pincher
鬼火 guǐhuǒ, will-o'-the-wisp/jack-o'-lantern
鬼门关 guǐménguān, [鬼門關], the gates of hell
替死鬼 tìsǐguǐ, scapegoat/fall guy
烟鬼 yānguǐ, [煙鬼], heavy smoker/chain smoker
吝啬鬼 lìnsèguǐ, [吝嗇鬼], miser/penny-pincher
捣鬼 dǎoguǐ, [搗鬼], to play tricks/to cause mischief
神出鬼没 shénchūguǐmò, [神出鬼沒], lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom)/fig....
小鬼头 穷鬼 鬼主意 鬼影 鬼魅 guǐmèi, demon/monster
鬼把戏 guǐbǎxì, [鬼把戲], sinister plot/dirty trick/cheap trick
鬼祟 鬼迷心窍 guǐmíxīnqiào, [鬼迷心竅], to be obsessed/to be possessed
做鬼 zuòguǐ, to play tricks/to cheat/to get up to mischief/to become a ghost/to give up the g...
赌鬼 dǔguǐ, [賭鬼], gambling addict
冒失鬼 màoshiguǐ, reckless person/hothead
洋鬼子 yángguǐzi, foreign devil/term of abuse for Westerners
妖魔鬼怪 yāomóguǐguài, demons and ghosts/ghouls and bogies
鬼神 guǐshén, supernatural beings
鬼胎 guǐtāi, sinister design/ulterior motive
鬼点子 调皮鬼 装神弄鬼 zhuāngshénnòngguǐ, [裝神弄鬼], lit. dress up as God, play the devil (idiom); fig. to mystify/to deceive people/...
鬼才信 guǐcáixìn, who would believe it!/what rubbish!
鬼节 鬼斧神工 guǐfǔshéngōng, supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods/uncanny workmanship/supe...
扮鬼脸 惊天地泣鬼神 厉鬼 lìguǐ, [厲鬼], malicious spirit/devil
老鬼 鬼灵 鬼魔 guǐmó, Devil (in Jewish and Christian mythology)
鬼画符 guǐhuàfú, [鬼畫符], undecipherable handwriting/scribblings/(fig.) hypocritical talk
鬼御 鬼童 鬼镇 鬼使神差 guǐshǐshénchāi, demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural...
鬼才会 孤鬼 牛鬼蛇神 niúguǐshéshén, evil monsters/(fig.) bad characters/(political) bad elements
鬼崇崇 鬼忠 鬼城 鬼才 鬼真 鬼蜮 guǐyù, treacherous person/evil spirit
鬼灵精 鬼灵兵 黑鬼之友 鬼语器 鬼东西 鬼鬼崇崇 鬼笑 鬼灵军 鬼伏身 作鬼