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              outdated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