老人家

lǎo rén jia

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Noun

老人家 (lǎo rén jia) is a Chinese word meaning “polite term for old woman or man”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. polite term for old woman or man

Stroke order

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Example

我們應該多照顧老人家。

We should take more care of 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).