老屋

lǎowū

noun #47,792

Meanings

1 old house
2 former residence
3 ancestral home

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

每年清明他都回老屋看看。

Měinián Qīngmíng tā dōu huí lǎowū kànkan.

Every Qingming he goes back to visit the old family house.

HSK 7-9

老屋前面有一棵老槐树。

Lǎowū qiánmiàn yǒu yì kē lǎo huáishù.

There is an old pagoda tree in front of the ancestral home.

Tips

usage

More literary and sentimental than 老房子 - suggests a family's ancestral home, a house one grew up in, or a village dwelling. Common in memoir and nostalgia writing.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

屋 wū