- 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))RADICAL
- 匕(spoon; curved)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
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old (of people)
中年纪大的人niánjì dà de rén
He is an old teacher.
Her grandmother is very old, but she's still in great health.
Why do you keep talking so much?
Old Wang is very modest — he said, "Putting me in charge is out of the question, but I can play a minor supporting role."
Tonight I'm having dinner with my boss.
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
中放在姓氏或数字前面，表示顺序或亲切的词缀fàngzài xìngshì huò shùzì qiánmiàn, biǎoshì shùnxù huò qīnqiè de cízhuì
Old Wang is my teacher.
Hey Li, what have you been up to lately?
always
中表示动作、状态一直继续，不停止biǎoshì dòngzuò、zhuàngtài yìzhí jìxù、búting zhǐ
He's always late.
She always forgets to bring her keys.
all the time
中总是；一直；始终如此zǒngshì、yīzhí、shǐzhōng rúcǐ
He is always late.
of long standing
中时间很长、经历很多年的shíjiān hěn cháng、jīnglì hěn duō nián de
He is an old friend.
She's a long-time employee at the company, and everyone respects her greatly.
experienced
中有很多经验；做过很多次yǒu hěn duō jīngyàn, zuòguò hěn duō cì
He is an experienced driver.
This craftsman has been at his trade for thirty years and is extremely skilled.
outdated
中不新鲜、不现代的；过时的bù xīnxiān、bù xiànhuà de；guòshí de
This outfit is too worn out.
This design is outdated — the style is way too old-fashioned.
of the past
中已经过去的；不是新的yǐjīng guòqù de；búshì xīn de
These are old photos of us from when we were kids.
very
中非常；很fēicháng、hěn
He saw me from very far away.
This problem is really hard — I've been working on it forever and still can't figure it out.
venerable (person)
中年纪大、受人尊敬的人niánjì dà、shòu rén zūnjìng de rén
This elderly man is very kind and gentle.
The village elders gather under the tree every day to chat.
(of meat etc) tough
中肉质硬、不容易咀嚼的ròuzhì yìng、búróngyì juéjiáo de
This piece of meat is a bit tough.
The scrambled eggs are overcooked and don't taste good at all.
old (of people)
中年纪大的人niánjì dà de rén
He is an old teacher.
Her grandmother is very old, but she's still in great health.
Why do you keep talking so much?
Old Wang is very modest — he said, "Putting me in charge is out of the question, but I can play a minor supporting role."
Tonight I'm having dinner with my boss.
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
中放在姓氏或数字前面，表示顺序或亲切的词缀fàngzài xìngshì huò shùzì qiánmiàn, biǎoshì shùnxù huò qīnqiè de cízhuì
Old Wang is my teacher.
Hey Li, what have you been up to lately?
always
中表示动作、状态一直继续，不停止biǎoshì dòngzuò、zhuàngtài yìzhí jìxù、búting zhǐ
He's always late.
She always forgets to bring her keys.
all the time
中总是；一直；始终如此zǒngshì、yīzhí、shǐzhōng rúcǐ
He is always late.
of long standing
中时间很长、经历很多年的shíjiān hěn cháng、jīnglì hěn duō nián de
He is an old friend.
She's a long-time employee at the company, and everyone respects her greatly.
experienced
中有很多经验；做过很多次yǒu hěn duō jīngyàn, zuòguò hěn duō cì
He is an experienced driver.
This craftsman has been at his trade for thirty years and is extremely skilled.
outdated
中不新鲜、不现代的；过时的bù xīnxiān、bù xiànhuà de；guòshí de
This outfit is too worn out.
This design is outdated — the style is way too old-fashioned.
of the past
中已经过去的；不是新的yǐjīng guòqù de；búshì xīn de
These are old photos of us from when we were kids.
very
中非常；很fēicháng、hěn
He saw me from very far away.
This problem is really hard — I've been working on it forever and still can't figure it out.
venerable (person)
中年纪大、受人尊敬的人niánjì dà、shòu rén zūnjìng de rén
This elderly man is very kind and gentle.
The village elders gather under the tree every day to chat.
(of meat etc) tough
中肉质硬、不容易咀嚼的ròuzhì yìng、búróngyì juéjiáo de
This piece of meat is a bit tough.
The scrambled eggs are overcooked and don't taste good at all.
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.