老
lǎo
ㄌㄠˇ
- 1prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
- 2old (of people)
- 3venerable (person)
- 4experienced
- 5of long standing
- 6always
- 7all the time
- 8of the past
- 9very
- 10outdated
- 11(of meat etc) tough
Example
他很老。
tā hěn lǎo
He was very old.