老lǎo
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Meanings
1. 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
2. old (of people)
3. venerable (person)
4. experienced
5. of long standing
6. always
7. all the time
8. of the past
9. very
10. outdated
11. (of meat etc) tough
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They say that I'm an old woman.
That woman is much older than I am.
I'm getting too old for this job.
The young man lives in an old house.
He is not as old as he seems.
She was obliged to marry the old man.