老同学

老同學
lǎotóngxué
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 old classmate
  2. 2 former schoolmate

Examples

HSK 4
Bìyè èrshí nián hòu, jǐ ge lǎotóngxué yòu jù zài le yìqǐ.
Twenty years after graduating, a few old classmates got together again.
HSK 5
Wǒ zuótiān zài chāoshì pèngdào le yí ge lǎotóngxué.
Yesterday I ran into an old classmate at the supermarket.

Tips

usage
老 here means 'long-standing', not 'elderly', so a 老同学 can be in their twenties. Same pattern: 老朋友 (old friend), 老同事 (longtime colleague).

Stroke Order

老 lǎo
同 tóng
学 xué