老人(lǎo rén)

HSK 32 characters

old man or woman

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 老人 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 老人独自生活。

    lǎo rén dú zì shēng huó

    The old man lived by himself.

  • 老人坐了下来。

    lǎo rén zuò le xià lái

    The old man sat down.

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