Chinese Character Dictionary

翼城县

Yì chéng xiàn

Yicheng county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lín fén], Shanxi

翼子板

yì zi băn

(PRC) fender (automotive)

翼手龙

yì shŏu lóng

pterodactyl

翼翼

yì yì

cautious

翼龙

Yì lóng

Dodge Nitro (abbr. for 道奇翼龍|道奇翼龙)

翽

huì

noise of bird's wings

翾

xuān

flirtatious

翿

dào

feather banner or fan

耀

yào

brilliant

耀州

Yào zhōu

Yaozhou District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[Tóng chuān Shì], Shaanxi

耀州区

Yào zhōu Qū

Yaozhou District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[Tóng chuān Shì], Shaanxi

耀德

yào dé

to hold up as a virtuous example

耀斑

yào bān

solar flare

耀武扬威

yào wŭ yáng wēi

to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around

耀眼

yào yăn

to dazzle

耀县

Yào xiàn

Yao county in Shaanxi

耀西

Yào xī

Yoshi (Nintendo video game character)

老

lăo

prefix 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

老一套

lăo yī tào

the same old stuff

老一辈

lăo yī bèi

previous generation

老丈

lăo zhàng

(formal) Sir

老三篇

lăo sān piān

Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established

老幺

lăo yāo

youngest

老二

lăo èr

the second child or brother (or sister)

老人

lăo rén

old man or woman

老人家

lăo rén jiā

polite term for old woman or man

老伯

lăo bó

uncle (polite form of address for older male)

老伯伯

lăo bó bo

grandpa (polite form of address for old man)

老伴

lăo bàn

(of an elderly couple) husband or wife

老伴儿

lăo bàn r

erhua variant of 老伴[lăo bàn]

老佛爷

Lăo fó yé

title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father

老来俏

lăo lái qiào

old person who dresses up as teenager

老来少

lăo lái shào

old but young at heart

老兄

lăo xiōng

'old chap' (form of address between male friends)

老儿

lăo ér

father

老两口儿

lăo liăng kŏu r

an old married couple

老公

lăo gōng

(coll.) husband

老公公

lăo gōng gong

old man

老兵

lăo bīng

veteran

老到

lăo dao

experienced and careful

老化

lăo huà

to age (of person or object)

老化酶

lăo huà méi

aged enzyme

老千

lăo qiān

cheat

老叟

lăo sŏu

old man

老古板

lăo gŭ băn

overly conservative

老君

Lăo jūn

Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 00 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism

老吾老，以及人之老

lăo wú lăo , yĭ jí rén zhī lăo

to honor old people as we do our own aged parents

老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼

lăo wú lăo , yĭ jí rén zhī lăo , yòu wú yòu , yĭ jí rén zhī yòu

to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own

老城

lăo chéng

old town

老城区

Lăo chéng qū

Laocheng district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luò yáng shì], Henan

老境

lăo jìng

advanced years

老外

lăo wài

foreigner

老大

lăo dà

old age

老大哥

lăo dà gē

big brother

老大娘

lăo dà niáng

old lady

老大妈

lăo dà mā

"Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman)

老大徒伤悲

lăo dà tú shāng bēi

vain regrets of old age (idiom)

老大爷

lăo dà yé

uncle

老天

lăo tiān

God

老天爷

lăo tiān yé

God