老气

老氣
lǎoqì
adjective #29,153

Meanings

  1. 1 old-fashioned
  2. 2 stodgy
  3. 3 looking or seeming older than one's age

Examples

Zhè jiàn yīfu tài lǎoqì le, bù shìhé niánqīngrén chuān.
These clothes are too old-fashioned — they're not suitable for young people to wear.
Tā de fàxíng kàn qǐlái hěn lǎoqì.
His hairstyle looks very dated.

Tips

usage
老气 is often used to describe fashion, design, or style as unfashionably old-looking. It can also describe a person's demeanor as overly stiff or conservative for their age. The full form 老气 (lǎoqì héngqiū) is a four-character idiom meaning pompously self-important or prematurely aged in manner.

Stroke Order

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