老头

老頭

lǎotóu

noun #3,356

Measure Word

一个老头 gè

Meanings

1 old man
2 old fellow
3 old geezer

Characters

Examples

那个老头每天在公园散步。

Nàge lǎotóu měitiān zài gōngyuán sànbù.

That old man takes a walk in the park every day.

我家老头又在看电视了。

Wǒ jiā lǎotóu yòu zài kàn diànshì le.

The old man at my house is watching TV again.

Tips

register

老头 is colloquial and can be slightly disrespectful. 老头子 (lǎotóuzi) is similar. Wives sometimes affectionately call their husbands 我家老头 ("my old man"). The polite term is 老人 or 老先生.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

头 tóu