PINYIN

lǎo

DEFINITION
  • old (of people)
  • venerable (person)
  • experienced
  • of long standing
  • always
  • all the time
  • of the past
  • very
  • outdated
  • (of meat etc) tough
  • prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family
  • prefix used before the surname of a person to indicate affection or familiarity
EXAMPLE
老板lǎobǎn 
boss