老人

lǎorén

Novice Level 2 ★ Core word

Noun

老人 (lǎorén) is a Chinese word meaning “old man or woman”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2 (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

old man or woman
the elderly
one's aged parents or grandparents

Stroke order

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Example

我們應該幫助老人。

We should help the elderly.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).