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Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism / the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经 by Laozi
father / daddy / "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt) / I (used arrogantly or jocularly)
to grow old together
lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom) / fig. everyone detests a lowlife
(coll.) a Mexican
(coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)
middle and old age
experienced and careful
teacher / CL: 個|个,
HSK 1
middle-aged and elderly people
outmoded / old-fashioned
respect the old and cherish the young
(dialect) sparrow
(coll.) husband
HSK 4
(coll.) eunuch / see also 老公
minor divinity concerned with marriage / matchmaker / go-between
to age / to deteriorate with age / old and weak
HSK 7-9
hot spell during autumn / Indian summer
old man or woman / the elderly / one's aged parents or grandparents
HSK 1
(coll.) an American; person from the United States
(slang) hairdresser
native place / place of origin / home state or region
HSK 4
middle-aged but still attractive woman / lady of a certain age
in one's seventies (age) / very old (of people)
middle-aged but still attractive woman / lady of a certain age
ordinary people / the "person in the street" / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
very far away
HSK 7-9
aged
primary wife
(of a person, population or material) to age / (of knowledge) to become outdated
HSK 7-9
to admit to one's advancing years / to acquiesce to old age
Donald Duck
decrepit and behind the times; old; useless / (humble) I; me (used by the elderly)
to recover one's youthful vigor / to feel rejuvenated (idiom)
(coll.) old fellow / old codger
lit. old general / commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess / fig. old-timer / veteran
(coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood
to respect the elderly
to get old
fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
HSK 6
to grow old / to age / aging
father; dad
men, women, young and old / everybody
(Tw) unoriginal; hackneyed; (of a joke) old
chronic illness / old weakness / chronic problem
husband and wife in youth, companions in old age
(neologism) (slang) barber; hairdresser
matchmaker / go-between / same as 月下老人
God / Heavens
rat; mouse (CL:隻|只)
lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom); fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague
to cheat (in gambling)
Wanglaoji (beverage brand)
second-eldest child in a family / (euphemism) penis
(of a woman) old and faded
elderly lady (respectful) / esteemed mother / CL:
HSK 3
always
HSK 2
(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
hackneyed / well-worn (phrase etc) / same old story / stereotypical fashion
boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer
presbyopia
upper house / senate / senior statesmen's assembly
One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
(coll.) wife
HSK 4
an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do / an old hand knows the ropes
henpecked / to be under one's wife's thumb
(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy / old pal
my (your etc) old father / polite appellation for an elderly male
senior figure / elder / doyen
HSK 7-9
(slang) very close friend; bro
senior citizens' home; old folks' home
lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom) / fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever / the old man still has it
taking everyone along, young and old / to look after the elderly and the young
old-fashioned / old type / outdated
fake important personage / sham
(idiom) until the end of time
if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age
the old and the young
mature / experienced / sophisticated
lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom) / fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
Mickey Mouse
(coll.) father's father's mother / paternal great-grandmother / respectful form of address for an old woman
older female servant; amah
every potter praises his own pot (idiom) / all one's geese are swans
slot machine
(coll.) debt dodger
callus; corns (on the feet)
my old mother / I, this old woman / my old lady (colloquial) / maternal grandmother / midwife
"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, namely 鄧小平|邓小平, 陳雲|陈云, 李先念, 彭真, 楊尚昆|杨尚昆, 薄一波, 王震, and 宋任窮|宋任穷 / abbr. to 八老
ancient / old / age-old
HSK 5
lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die (idiom) / fig. the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality)
custom; customary practice
very far away
tigress / (fig.) fierce woman / vixen
Mickey Mouse
to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
suitable for young and old

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