偕老

xiélǎo
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to grow old together (as husband and wife)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ zhíshǒu xiélǎo.
I want to hold your hand and grow old with you.
HSK 7-9
Gǔrén bǎ fūqī xiélǎo kànzuò rénshēng zuì dà de fúqi.
People in the past saw a husband and wife growing old together as life's greatest blessing.

Tips

history
偕 means "together". The word comes from the 《诗经》: 执子之手,与子偕老 "I hold your hand, to grow old with you" (邶风), and 及尔偕老 "to grow old with you" (卫风). Today it is mostly heard in the wedding wish 白头偕老.

Stroke Order

偕 xié
老 lǎo