He was very old.
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老
lǎo
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lǎo · lou5 (Jyutping)
- 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
- old (of people)
- venerable (person)
- experienced
- of long standing
- always
- all the time
- of the past
- very
- outdated
- (of meat etc) tough
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Character breakdown
老
- Meaning
- old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
- Radical
- 老
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- ⿱耂匕
- Cangjie
- JKP
- Four-corner
- 4471.1
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Example sentences
Tom isn't old.
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