Chinese Character Dictionary

老账

lăo zhàng

lit. old account

老趼

lăo jiăn

callus (patch or hardened skin)

老路

lăo lù

old road

老辣

lăo là

shrewd and ruthless

老远

lăo yuăn

very far away

老迈

lăo mài

aged

老边

Lăo biān

Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning

老边区

Lăo biān qū

Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning

老乡

lăo xiāng

fellow townsman

老酒

lăo jiŭ

wine, esp. Shaoxing wine

老板

Lăo băn

Robam (brand)

老头

lăo tóu

old fellow

老头儿

lăo tóu r

old man (often impolite)

老头子

lăo tóu zi

old fogey

老头乐

lăo tóu lè

backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)

老饕

lăo tāo

glutton

老马嘶风

lăo mă sī fēng

old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations

老马恋栈

lăo mă liàn zhàn

lit. the old horse loves his stable

老马识途

lăo mă shí tú

an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do

老骥

lăo jì

old thoroughbred

老骥伏枥

lăo jì fú lì

lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations

老骥伏枥，志在千里

lăo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lĭ

lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations

老骥嘶风

lăo jì sī fēng

old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations

老骨头

lăo gŭ tou

weary old body (colloquial term, used jocularly or irreverently)

老鸟

lăo niăo

old hand

老鸨

lăo băo

female brothel keeper

老鸹

lăo guā

a crow

老雕

lăo diāo

vulture

老鹰

lăo yīng

(coll.) eagle

老鹰星云

Lăo yīng xīng yún

Eagle or Star Queen Nebula M16

老鼠

lăo shŭ

rat

老鼠尾巴

lăo shŭ wĕi ba

lit. rat's tail; fig. a follower of inferior stature

老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头

lăo shŭ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou

when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second

老鼠洞

lăo shŭ dòng

mouse hole

老鼻子

lăo bí zi

many

老龄

lăo líng

old age

老龄化

lăo líng huà

aging (population)

考

kăo

to check

考上

kăo shàng

to pass a university entrance exam

考中

kăo zhòng

to pass an exam

考克斯

Kăo kè sī

Cox (surname)

考克斯报告

Kăo kè sī Bào gào

Cox Report

考入

kăo rù

to pass entrance exam

考分

kăo fēn

grade

考勤

kăo qín

exam records

考勤簿

kăo qín bù

exam attendance register

考区

kăo qū

the exam area

考卷

kăo juàn

exam paper

考取

kăo qŭ

to pass an entrance exam

考古

kăo gŭ

archaeology

考古学

kăo gŭ xué

archaeology

考古学家

kăo gŭ xué jiā

archaeologist

考古家

kăo gŭ jiā

archaeologist

考场

kăo chăng

exam room

考完

kăo wán

to finish an exam

考官

kăo guān

an examiner

考察

kăo chá

to inspect

考察团

kăo chá tuán

inspection team

考察船

kăo chá chuán

survey ship

考察队

kăo chá duì

investigation team