老人家

lǎorénjiā

noun HSK 7-9 #10,121

Measure Word

一位老人家 wèi

Meanings

1 elderly person
2 venerable sir/madam

Characters

(suffix adding familiarity/respect)

Examples

HSK 1

老人家，您慢走。

Lǎorénjiā, nín mànzǒu.

Take care, sir/madam. (said to an elderly person leaving)

HSK 2

这位老人家今年九十岁了。

Zhèwèi lǎorénjiā jīnnián jiǔshí suì le.

This elderly person is ninety years old this year.

Tips

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老人家 is a respectful and warm way to address or refer to an elderly person. It sounds much more polite than 老人 (old person). Often used as a direct form of address.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

人 rén

家 jiā