养
老
to provide for the elderly (family members) | to enjoy a life in retirement
养
老
院
nursing home
老
伴
儿
(n.) (of old married couple) husband, wife
老
大
(n.) old age; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss
老
化
(v.) to become or become old; (of knowledge) to become outmoded or outdated; (of macromolecular compound) to age; (of biological organs) to degenerate
老
人
家
(n.) old person
老
乡
(n.) fellow townsman, fellow villager; (friendly form of address to a countryman)
老
字
号
(n.) old and famous shop or brand
元
老
(n.) grandee, old leadership, chief figure
Same pronunciation
9
㧯
round-bottomed wicker basket | (dialect) to lift | to carry on one's shoulder
佬
male | man (Cantonese)
咾
a noise | a sound
姥
(n.) grandmother on mother's side, mother's mother | (char.) (lit.) old woman
栳
basket
潦
flooded | heavy rain
狫
name of a tribe
轑
spokes
铑
rhodium (chemistry)
Similar pronunciation
23
牢
(n./adj.) prison, jail; firm, durable, fast | (char.) enclosure for animals; sacrificial animal (used in ancient ceremony)
捞
(v.) fish up, drag for; get by improper means; to win back (what's been lost); (dialect) to grab
涝
(v./n.) (of land or crops) be waterlogged; excessive water in the field
乐
used in place names
劳
(char.) fatigued; to make sb. toil; meritorious deed; to reward; labor; laborer | (v.) to put sb. to the trouble (of doing sth.)
労
Japanese variant of 勞|劳
哰
used in 㘓哰|
唠
to gossip | to chat (dialect)
唠
(char.) (to chatter - This character is not used alone) | (v.) (dialect) to talk, to chat
姥
(n.) grandmother on mother's side, mother's mother | (char.) (lit.) old woman
嫪
surname Lao
崂
name of a mountain in Shandong
烙
to brand | to iron | to bake (in a pan)
痨
tuberculosis
窂
variant of 牢[lao2]
粩
a traditional pastry of Taiwan and Fujian which is fried, then coated with maltose and rolled in sesame seeds or chopped peanuts etc | Taiwan pr. [lao3]
络
small net
耢
a kind of farm tool (in the form of a rectangular frame) used to level the ground | to level the ground by dragging this tool
落
colloquial reading for 落[luo4] in certain compounds
酪
Only in compound words
醪
wine or liquor with sediment
铹
lawrencium (chemistry)
髝
used in 髝髞[lao2 sao4]
Synonyms
99
一
(num./adj.) one, 1; same; whole; whole-hearted | (radical.) one | (adv.) once..., as soon as... ; (before a verb or adj.) indicating suddenness or thoroughness of an action; (between reduplicated verbs) a little, slightly | (pro.) another; each; certain
去
(v.) go; go in order to do; (after a verb) indicating motion away from the speaker or a change in location | (char.) depart from; be lost; be apart (in time or space); last (year), previous; (linguistics) falling tone | (v.) remove; (euphemism) pass away, die; play a part or role (in a play)
好
(adj.) suitable; well; easy; done; OK, right | (v.) to like, to love, be fond of, be apt to | (adv.) quite, very | (adj.) good; kind, friendly; healthy
很
(adv.) very, quite
真
(adj./adv.) true, genuine, authentic; clear, unmistakable; really, indeed, truly | (char.) portrait; natural character, inherent quality; referring to the regular script in Chinese calligraphy
非
常
(adv.) extremely, very | (adj.) exceptional, unusual, special
完
(v.) finish; come to an end; fail; run out; pay | (char.) whole, intact
走
(v.) walk; leave, go; run; (euphemism) pass away; (of objects) move; reveal; lose the original shape or flavor; visit; do sth in some way | (radical.) run | (radical.) walk
走
路
to walk; to go on foot | to leave; to depart | (informal) to clear off; to beat it | (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out
过
去
(in the) past; former; previous | to go over; to pass by
刮
(v.) scratch, scrape | (v.) to fleece or plunder | (v.) to shave | (v.) blow
挺
(adv./v.) extraordinarily, very, quite; to stick out (physically); to endure, to stand | (char./m.) erect, upright; outstanding; measure word for machine guns
旧
(adj./n.) old, used; past, bygone; former; things in the past; old friendship
爱
人
spouse (PRC) | lover (non-PRC) | CL:個|个[ge4]
西
北
Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
十
分
(adv.) very, fully, extremely | (phr.) ten minutes; one hundred percent
香
(adj.) fragrant, sweet-smelling; savory, delicious; having good appetite; (of sleep) sound; popular | (radical.) fragrant | (n.) spice, perfume; incense, joss stick
傻
(adj.) muddle-headed, stupid; having a one-track mind, inflexible
去
世
(v.) die, pass away
大
妈
father's elder brother's wife | aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
怪
(adj.) queer, odd, bewildering, strange | (v./adv.) to blame; quite, really | (char.) find...odd or strange, be surprised; monster, evil, demon
某
(pro.) some, certain
盖
(v./n.) to cover; to shield; to build or construct; cover, lid; (of tortoise or crab) shell | (v.) to affix, to imprint; to overwhelm, to surpass | (adv./conj.) (lit.) about, approximately; for, because
直
(v./adj./adv.) to straighten; straight; vertical; upright; frank; directly; continuously; simply, just
硬
(adj./adv.) hard, tough; (of attitude) strong; (of merchandise) of good quality; (of person) able; forcibly; reluctantly, grudgingly
穷
(adj./adv.) poor, penniless; (also oral: despite sb's difficult conditions) | (char.) having an end; extremely; exhaustively; thoroughly; use up; in trouble
Antonyms
6
小
(adj./adv.) small, little; briefly; slightly; nearly (followed by a numeral) | (adj.) young | (radical.) small | (char.) children, the young; concubine; (term of modesty) my, our; used before the family name of a younger person as a form of endearing address
新
(adj.) new; unused; recently married; newly, recently | (n.) Xin (the abbreviation of Xinjiang Province) | (char.) make new; the new
嫩
(adj.) tender
夭
(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3]) | (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant
Tossing and turning, intolerably upset, and always sleepy during the day.
她
是
老
师
。
She is a teacher.
我
相
信
老
师
,
也
相
信
自
己
!
I believe in teachers and myself!
请
问
是
李
老
师
吗
?
May I ask, is this Teacher Li?
我
们
去
问
老
师
吧
。
Let's ask the teacher.
李
小
姐
是
老
师
。
Miss Li is a teacher.
你
爷
爷
是
老
师
吗
?
Is your grandfather a teacher?
老
师
,
有
一
位
同
学
出
鼻
血
了
。
Teacher, a classmate has a nosebleed.
他
是
英
国
老
师
。
He is a British teacher.
最
近
,
老
师
在
使
用
网
络
上
课
,
学
生
也
在
使
用
网
络
学
习
。
Recently, teachers use the internet for classes, and students also use the internet for learning.
您
为
什
么
选
择
老
师
这
个
职
业
?
Why did you choose this teaching career?
老
师
说
从
这
里
上
台
,
从
那
里
下
台
。
The teacher said to go on stage from here and step down from there.
我
喜
欢
主
动
问
老
师
问
题
。
I like to take the initiative to ask teachers questions.
那
是
老
师
。
That's the teacher.
你
找
到
王
老
师
了
吗
?
Have you found Miss Wang?
老
鼠
几
乎
耗
费
了
全
部
力
气
。
The mouse spent almost all its strength.
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