老人家 lǎo rén jiā — polite term for old woman or man
lǎo (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising) jiā (first tone, high and level)lao3 ren2 jia1
polite term for old woman or man
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardnoun
Meanings
polite term for old woman or man
polite term for old woman or man
noun
Character breakdown
Words containing 老
- 老lǎo (third tone, dipping)old, aged (of people and animals)
- 老师老師lǎoshī (third tone, dipping)teacher
- 老板lǎo (third tone, dipping) bǎn (third tone, dipping)boss
- 老婆lǎo (third tone, dipping) pó (second tone, rising)(coll.) wife
- 老公lǎo (third tone, dipping) gōng (first tone, high and level)(coll.) husband
- 老人lǎo (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising)old man or woman
- 老大lǎo (third tone, dipping) dà (fourth tone, falling)old age
- 老鼠lǎo (third tone, dipping) shǔ (third tone, dipping)rat
- 老实老實lǎo (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising)honest
- 古老gǔ (third tone, dipping) lǎo (third tone, dipping)ancient
- 老虎lǎo (third tone, dipping) hǔ (third tone, dipping)tiger
- 老是lǎo (third tone, dipping) shi (neutral tone)always
- 老家lǎo (third tone, dipping) jiā (first tone, high and level)native place
- 老太太lǎo (third tone, dipping) tài (fourth tone, falling) tai (neutral tone)elderly lady (respectful)
- 老朋友lǎo (third tone, dipping) péng (second tone, rising) you (neutral tone)old friend
- 老百姓lǎo (third tone, dipping) bǎi (third tone, dipping) xìng (fourth tone, falling)ordinary people
- 老年lǎo (third tone, dipping) nián (second tone, rising)elderly
Words containing 人
- 人rén (second tone, rising)person, people
- 有人yǒu (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising)someone
- 人们人們rén (second tone, rising) men (neutral tone)people
- 别人別人biérén (second tone, rising)other people, others; somebody else
- 女人nǚrén (third tone, dipping)woman, adult female
- 人员人員rén (second tone, rising) yuán (second tone, rising)staff
- 男人nánrén (second tone, rising)man, adult male
- 人生rén (second tone, rising) shēng (first tone, high and level)life (one's time on earth)
- 人民rén (second tone, rising) mín (second tone, rising)the people
- 人类人類rén (second tone, rising) lèi (fourth tone, falling)humanity
- 个人個人gèrén (fourth tone, falling)individual, oneself (as opposed to the group); personal
- 病人bìng (fourth tone, falling) rén (second tone, rising)sick person
- 人物rén (second tone, rising) wù (fourth tone, falling)person
- 家人jiā (first tone, high and level) rén (second tone, rising)family member
- 敌人敵人dí (second tone, rising) rén (second tone, rising)enemy
- 人家rén (second tone, rising) jia (neutral tone)other people
- 人士rén (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling)person
- 客人kèrén (fourth tone, falling)guest, visitor; customer
Words containing 家
- 家jiā (first tone, high and level)home, house
- 国家國家guójiā (second tone, rising)country, nation, state
- 大家dàjiā (fourth tone, falling)everyone, everybody
- 回家huí (second tone, rising) jiā (first tone, high and level)to return home
- 家庭jiā (first tone, high and level) tíng (second tone, rising)family
- 家里家裡jiā (first tone, high and level) lǐ (third tone, dipping)home
- 专家專家zhuān (first tone, high and level) jiā (first tone, high and level)expert
- 家人jiā (first tone, high and level) rén (second tone, rising)family member
- 家伙傢伙jiā (first tone, high and level) huo (neutral tone)household dish
- 人家rén (second tone, rising) jia (neutral tone)other people
- 在家zài (fourth tone, falling) jiā (first tone, high and level)to be at home
- 家长家長jiā (first tone, high and level) zhǎng (third tone, dipping)head of a household
- 家族jiā (first tone, high and level) zú (second tone, rising)family
- 科学家科學家kē (first tone, high and level) xué (second tone, rising) jiā (first tone, high and level)scientist
- 家具jiā (first tone, high and level) jù (fourth tone, falling)furniture
- 家乡家鄉jiā (first tone, high and level) xiāng (first tone, high and level)hometown
- 全家quán (second tone, rising) jiā (first tone, high and level)whole family
- 家属家屬jiā (first tone, high and level) shǔ (third tone, dipping)family member