How to say “elderly person” in Chinese
elderly person
“Elderly person” in Chinese is 老人, lǎo rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
老人 is read lǎo rén: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “老人”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 老人. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他扶着老人过马路tāfúzhelǎorénguòmǎlùHe's helping an elderly man across the street.
- 全社会都应当关爱老人和儿童。quánshèhuìdōuyīngdāngguān’àilǎorénhéértóngAll of society should lovingly care for the elderly and children.
- 老人最怕孤独lǎorénzuìpàgūdúOld people fear loneliness most of all.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “elderly person” in Chinese?
“Elderly person” in Chinese is 老人, pinyin lǎorén.
What does 老人 mean?
老人 (lǎorén) means “elderly person”.
How do you write 老人?
老人 is 2 characters: 老 (lǎo) — old, respected; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 老人?
老人 is read lǎorén. Tones: lǎo — third tone, rén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“elderly person” in the lesson “Aunts, uncles and neighbors”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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