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老式 lǎoshì, old-fashioned/old type/outdated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
着 ⇒
着 zhāo/zháo/zhe/zhuó, [著], (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add, to touch/to come in contact with...
意味着 yìwèizhe, [意味著], to signify/to mean/to imply
接着 jiēzhe, [接著], to catch and hold on/to continue/to go on to do sth/to follow/to carry on/then/a...
睡着 shuìzháo, [睡著], to fall asleep
有着 yǒuzhe, [有著], to have/to possess
穿着 chuānzhuó, [穿著], attire/clothes/dress
随着 suízhe, [隨著], along with/in the wake of/following
跟着 gēnzhe, [跟著], to follow after/immediately afterwards
着急 zháojí, [著急], to worry/to feel anxious/Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí]
来着 láizhe, [來著], auxiliary showing sth happened in the past
用不着 yòngbuzháo, [用不著], not need/have no use for
着呢 zhene, [著呢], comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree/quite/rather
着火 zháohuǒ, [著火], to ignite/to burn
沿着 yánzhe, [沿著], to go along/to follow
着迷 zháomí, [著迷], to be fascinated/to be captivated
怎么着 zěnmezhāo, [怎麼著], what?/how?/how about?/whatever/also pr. [zěn me zhe]
着想 zhuóxiǎng, [著想], to give thought (to others)/to consider (other people's needs)/also pr. [zháo xi...
着陆 zhuólù, [著陸], landing/touchdown/to land/to touch down
着手 zhuóshǒu, [著手], to put one's hand to it/to start out on a task/to set out
走着瞧 zǒuzheqiáo, [走著瞧], wait and see (who is right)
顺着 shùnzhe, [順著], to follow/following/along
照着 朝着 cháozhe, [朝著], facing/advancing (towards)
怀着 闹着玩 衣着 yīzhuó, [衣著], clothes
挨着 āizhe, [挨著], near
当着 dāngzhe, [當著], in front of/in the presence of
着装 zhuózhuāng, [著裝], to dress/dress/clothes/outfit
背着 趁着 凭着 烧着 觉着 着魔 zháomó, [著魔], obsessed/bewitched/enchanted/as if possessed
向着 着眼 zhuóyǎn, [著眼], to have one's eyes on (a goal)/having sth in mind/to concentrate
沉着 chénzhuó, [沉著], steady/calm and collected/not nervous
身着 shēnzhuó, [身著], to wear
紧接着 明摆着 míngbǎizhe, [明擺著], evident/clear/undoubted
着实 zhuóshí, [著實], truly/indeed/severely/harshly
紧跟着 着凉 zháoliáng, [著涼], to catch cold/Taiwan pr. [zhāo liáng]
这么着 zhèmezhe, [這麼著], thus/in this way/like this
乘着 连着 附着 fùzhuó, [附著], to adhere/attachment
着重 zhuózhòng, [著重], to put emphasis on/to stress
着落 zhuóluò, [著落], whereabouts/place to settle/reliable source (of funds etc)/(of responsibility fo...
着色 zhuósè, [著色], to paint/to apply color
不着边际 bùzhuóbiānjì, [不著邊際], not to the point/wide of the mark/neither here nor there/irrelevant
犯不着 fànbuzháo, [犯不著], not worthwhile
本着 běnzhe, [本著], based on.../in conformance with../taking as one's main principle
那么着 硬着头皮 yìngzhetóupí, [硬著頭皮], to brace oneself to do sth/to put a bold face on it/to summon up courage/to forc...
哭丧着脸 kūsangzheliǎn, [哭喪著臉], sullen/to scowl miserably
黏着 niánzhuó, [黏著], to adhere/to stick together/to bond/to agglutinate/adhesion/adhesive
划着 着力 zhuólì, [著力], to put effort into sth/to try really hard
歪打正着 wāidǎzhèngzháo, [歪打正著], to succeed by a lucky stroke
为着 wèizhe, [為著], in order to/because of/for the sake of
一着不慎 着数 zhāoshù, [著數], move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts)/gambit/trick/scheme/movement/same as ...
着色剂 着风 大处着眼 着笔 zhuóbǐ, [著筆], to put pen to paper
附着物 fùzhuówù, [附著物], fixture (law)/attachment
犯得着 fàndezháo, [犯得著], worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)/also written...
着眼点 zhuóyǎndiǎn, [著眼點], place of interest/a place one has one's eye on
着意 zhuóyì, [著意], to act with diligent care
软着陆 ruǎnzhuólù, [軟著陸], soft landing (e.g. of spacecraft)
胶着状态 着儿 着慌 zháohuāng, [著慌], alarmed/panicking
干着急 gānzháojí, [乾著急], to worry helplessly
弹着点 着重号 zhuózhònghào, [著重號], Chinese underdot (punct. used for emphasis, sim. to Western italics)
附着力 着着实实 着哪 数得着 shǔdezháo, [數得著], to be considered as outstanding or special/to be reckoned with/notable
因着 摸得着
脸 ⇒
脸 liǎn, [臉], face/CL:張|张[zhāng],個|个[gè]
脸上 丢脸 diūliǎn, [丟臉], to lose face/humiliation
脸色 liǎnsè, [臉色], complexion/look
脸部 liǎnbù, [臉部], face
脸蛋 liǎndàn, [臉蛋], cheek/face
笑脸 xiàoliǎn, [笑臉], smiling face/smiley :) ☺/CL:副[fù]
脸红 liǎnhóng, [臉紅], to blush/to redden (with shame, indignation etc)
不要脸 bùyàoliǎn, [不要臉], to have no sense of shame/shameless
脸颊 liǎnjiá, [臉頰], cheek
脸庞 liǎnpáng, [臉龐], face
鬼脸 guǐliǎn, [鬼臉], wry face/to grimace/to pull a face/comic face/face mask/devil mask
脸孔 liǎnkǒng, [臉孔], face
花脸 脸皮 liǎnpí, [臉皮], face/cheek
赏脸 shǎngliǎn, [賞臉], (polite) do me the honor
嘴脸 zuǐliǎn, [嘴臉], features, face (esp. derogatorily)/look/appearance/countenance
翻脸 fānliǎn, [翻臉], to fall out with sb/to become hostile
露脸 lòuliǎn, [露臉], to show one's face/to make one's good name/to become successful and well known/t...
脸面 liǎnmiàn, [臉面], face
人脸 黑脸 满脸 mǎnliǎn, [滿臉], across one's whole face
厚脸皮 hòuliǎnpí, [厚臉皮], brazen/shameless/impudent/cheek/thick-skinned
刮脸 guāliǎn, [刮臉], to shave one's face
红脸 hóngliǎn, [紅臉], to blush/to turn red
鼻青脸肿 bíqīngliǎnzhǒng, [鼻青臉腫], a bloody nose and a swollen face/badly battered
脸型 liǎnxíng, [臉型], shape of face/physiognomy
唱红脸 chànghóngliǎn, [唱紅臉], to play the role of the hero (idiom)/to play the good cop
哭丧着脸 kūsangzheliǎn, [哭喪著臉], sullen/to scowl miserably
变脸 biànliǎn, [變臉], to turn hostile suddenly/face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic ch...
大花脸 老脸 lǎoliǎn, [老臉], self-respect of old person/face/thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism)/bra...
嬉皮笑脸 xīpíxiàoliǎn, [嬉皮笑臉], all smiles/smiling mischievously or ingratiatingly
扮鬼脸 劈头盖脸 pītóugàiliǎn, [劈頭蓋臉], lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain e...
没脸 méiliǎn, [沒臉], ashamed/embarrassed/not having the face (to meet people)/not daring (out of sham...
脸形 liǎnxíng, [臉形], variant of 臉型|脸型, shape of face/physiognomy
脸上无光 脸谱 Liǎnpǔ/liǎnpǔ, [臉譜], Facebook, types of facial makeup in operas
破脸 脸盆 liǎnpén, [臉盆], washbowl/basin for washing hands and face/CL:個|个[gè]
笑脸相迎 xiàoliǎnxiāngyíng, [笑臉相迎], to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
圆脸 麻脸 máliǎn, [麻臉], pockmarked face
门脸 ménliǎn, [門臉], shop front/facade
脸皮薄 liǎnpíbáo, [臉皮薄], thin-skinned/sensitive
转脸 zhuǎnliǎn, [轉臉], to turn one's head/in no time/in the twinkling of an eye
鹅蛋脸 脸相 liǎnxiàng, [臉相], complexion/looks/appearance of one's face
脸盘 绷脸 脸谱化 脸软