often used when asking questions, such as "yes or no?" or "really or not?"; 'is there?'; 'are there?'
老
lou5
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outdated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
old age
abbreviation for Laotse, the founder of Taoism
a surname
to retire from official service
to become old
to honor the aged
shameless, thick-skinned
familiar term of respect for elderly people
decrepit
hardened
steady
trustworthy
dark
deep (colour)
youngest (in Beijing dialect)
parents
广
shop
broad
州
zau1
prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)
continent
to settle in a place
place surrounded by water
可以
ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
答
daap3
reply
answer
return
respond
echo
to assent to
to repay
to reciprocate
到
dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
我
ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
咧
le5
modal particle expressing exclamation or to invite agreement
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