老人

老人
lǎorén

old man or woman

HSK 1 (3.0)3 meanings#3172
MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    old man or woman

    年纪很大的人;已经上了年纪的男人或女人niánjì hěn dà de rén;yǐjīng shàngle niánjì de nánren huò nǚren

    • Who is that old man?

    • This old man practices tai chi in the park every morning.

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    • That old man is very warm and friendly.

    • He gave up his seat for an elderly person.

    • He gave up his seat for an elderly person.

  2. noun

    the elderly

    年纪很大的人,已经很老了niánjì hěn dà de rén, yǐjīng hěn lǎo le

    • He is an old man.

    • There are many elderly people doing tai chi in the park.

  3. noun

    one's aged parents or grandparents

    年纪大的人;父母或祖父母niánjì dà de rén;fùmǔ huò zǔfùmǔ

    • He is very filial and respectful to his elderly grandparents.

    • Every weekend I go home to have dinner with my parents.

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An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.

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