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老式 lǎoshì, old-fashioned/old type/outdated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
兵 ⇒
士兵 shìbīng, soldier/CL:個|个[gè]
兵 bīng, soldiers/a force/an army/weapons/arms/military/warlike/CL:個|个[gè]
老兵 lǎobīng, veteran
骑兵 qíbīng, [騎兵], cavalry
大兵 当兵 dāngbīng, [當兵], to serve in the army/to be a soldier
新兵 xīnbīng, new (army) recruit
卫兵 wèibīng, [衛兵], guard/bodyguard
步兵 bùbīng, infantry/foot/infantryman/foot soldier
逃兵 táobīng, army deserter
民兵 mínbīng, people's militia/militia/militiaman
兵团 bīngtuán, [兵團], large military unit/formation/corps/army
尖兵 兵力 bīnglì, military strength/armed forces/troops
兵营 bīngyíng, [兵營], military camp/barracks
征兵 zhēngbīng, [徵兵], to levy troops/recruitment
兵役 bīngyì, military service
宪兵 xiànbīng, [憲兵], military police
水兵 shuǐbīng, enlisted sailor in navy
侦察兵 zhēnchábīng, [偵察兵], a scout/spy
兵器 bīngqì, weaponry/weapons/arms
服兵役 fúbīngyì, to serve in the army
伞兵 sǎnbīng, [傘兵], paratrooper
特种兵 tèzhǒngbīng, [特種兵], commando/special forces soldier
炮兵 pàobīng, artillery soldier/gunner
哨兵 shàobīng, sentinel
奇兵 qíbīng, troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush)
援兵 yuánbīng, reinforcement
列兵 lièbīng, private (army)
护兵 救兵 按兵不动 ànbīngbùdòng, [按兵不動], to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
女兵 兵马俑 bīngmǎyǒng, [兵馬俑], figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead/Terracotta Army (historic ...
兵变 bīngbiàn, [兵變], mutiny/(Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army
兵法 bīngfǎ, art of war/military strategy and tactics
佐兵卫 伤兵 纸上谈兵 zhǐshàngtánbīng, [紙上談兵], lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)/fig. theoretical discussion that is worse...
官兵 guānbīng, officers and men
志愿兵 zhìyuànbīng, [志願兵], volunteer soldier/CL:名[míng]
阅兵 yuèbīng, [閱兵], to review troops/military parade
小兵 追兵 工兵 gōngbīng, military engineer
七兵卫 散兵 sǎnbīng, loose and disorganized soldiers/stragglers/fig. a loner
派兵 pàibīng, to dispatch troops
出兵 chūbīng, to send troops
兵工厂 bīnggōngchǎng, [兵工廠], munitions factory
工程兵 精兵 jīngbīng, elite troops
重兵 zhòngbīng, massive military force
伏兵 fúbīng, hidden troops/ambush
宪兵队 Xiànbīngduì, [憲兵隊], the Kempeitai or Japanese Military Police 1881-1945 (Japanese counterpart of the...
带兵 dàibīng, [帶兵], to lead troops
招兵买马 zhāobīngmǎimǎ, [招兵買馬], to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army/fig. to expand...
空降兵 kōngjiàngbīng, paratroopers
退兵 短兵相接 duǎnbīngxiāngjiē, lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infa...
步兵师 勤务兵 qínwùbīng, [勤務兵], army orderly
阅兵式 yuèbīngshì, [閱兵式], military parade
退伍兵 散兵游勇 sǎnbīngyóuyǒng, [散兵遊勇], lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated ...
标兵 biāobīng, [標兵], parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes)/example/model/pacesetter
郎兵卫 兵马 bīngmǎ, [兵馬], troops and horses/military forces
兵丁 增兵 zēngbīng, to reinforce/to increase troop numbers/reinforcements/extra troops
撤兵 chèbīng, to withdraw troops/to retreat
残兵败将 cánbīngbàijiàng, [殘兵敗將], ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants
兵戎相见 bīngróngxiāngjiàn, [兵戎相見], to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
招兵 zhāobīng, to recruit soldiers
吴方兵 兵员 bīngyuán, [兵員], soldiers/troops
起兵 上等兵 shàngděngbīng, private first class (army rank)
通讯兵 天兵 tiānbīng, celestial soldier/(old) imperial troops/(Tw, jocular) clumsy army recruit/(more ...
兵卫 轻骑兵 先礼后兵 xiānlǐhòubīng, [先禮後兵], peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence/jaw-jaw ...
清兵 Qīngbīng, Qing troops/Manchu soldiers
兵荒马乱 bīnghuāngmǎluàn, [兵荒馬亂], soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war
兵权 bīngquán, [兵權], military leadership/military power
叛兵 通信兵 兵兵 兵士 bīngshì, ordinary soldier
骄兵必败 jiāobīngbìbài, [驕兵必敗], lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom)/fig. pride goes before a fall
原十兵 用兵 迪兵 调兵遣将 diàobīngqiǎnjiàng, [調兵遣將], to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army/to send a team on ...
雄兵 陈兵 chénbīng, [陳兵], to deploy troops/to mass troops
兵船 bīngchuán, man-of-war/naval vessel/warship
航空兵 兵家 Bīngjiā/bīngjiā, the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhū ...
兵源 bīngyuán, manpower resources (for military service)/sources of troops
征兵法 红卫兵 Hóngwèibīng, [紅衛兵], Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)
养兵千日 兵临城下 bīnglínchéngxià, [兵臨城下], soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
收兵 shōubīng, to retreat/to withdraw troops/to recall troops/fig. to finish work/to wind up/to...
装甲兵 子弟兵 武田军兵 兵强马壮 bīngqiángmǎzhuàng, [兵強馬壯], lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)/fig. a well-trained and powerful ...
阅兵场 轻兵 鬼灵兵 屯兵 散兵线 和卫兵 搬兵 bānbīng, to call for reinforcements/to bring in troops
征兵制 精兵强将 一天兵 排头兵 páitóubīng, [排頭兵], lit. frontline troops/leader/trailblazer/pacesetter
刀兵 僧兵 残兵 练兵 liànbīng, [練兵], to drill troops/army training
兵卒 bīngzú, soldiers/troops
兵戎 bīngróng, arms/weapons
兵种 bīngzhǒng, [兵種], (military) branch of the armed forces
儿玉兵 兵库县 Bīngkùxiàn, [兵庫縣], Hyōgo prefecture in the midwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Běn zhōu]
和小兵 锡兵 苏兵 用兵一时 坦克兵 官兵们