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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

老人 [lǎorén]
  1. 1. old man or woman; the aged; the old
  2. 2. one's aged parents or grandparents

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

老人 [lǎorén]
  1. 1. 老年人。
  2. 2. 指年老的父母或祖父母
    他从家乡把老人接来了。
  3. 3. 指在一个单位里工作很久的人(跟"新人"相区别)
    这几位都是剧团的老人
    新领导班子中老人剩的不多了。

Examples

这位老人的儿女都在国外, 老人孑立一人, 生活很孤单。
Since his children are all abroad, the old men leads a lonely life. 孑立
低龄老人(指60-70岁的老人) 低龄
老人晚年过得很称心。
The man spent his old age in contentment. 称心
这起儿子虐待老人的事件,引起了群众的极大愤慨。
The maltreatment of the old man by his son aroused great public indignation. 愤慨
供养老人
support the elders (esp. one's aged parents or grandparents) 供养
这根木头连小伙子都抬不动,何况老人呢?
The log is too heavy even for a young fellow to lift, let alone an old man. 何况
满头华发的老人
grey-haired old man (or woman) 华发
老人是活地图,对这一带地形熟极了。
The old man is such a competent guide, familiar with every nook and cranny of this area. 活地图
他把积蓄拿出来送给了这个老人
He took out his savings and gave it to the old man. 积蓄
这位老人历来急公好义,为全村老百姓办了不少好事。
This old man has always been public-spirited, and has done a lot of good things for the community. 急公好义

Word Decomposition


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