老汉

老漢
lǎohàn
noun HSK 7 #39,863

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 old man
  2. 2 elderly man

Examples

Yī gè lǎohàn zuò zài shù xià chéngliáng.
An old man sat under a tree enjoying the shade.
Zhè wèi lǎohàn jīnnián bāshí suìle.
This old man is eighty years old this year.

Tips

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老汉 is colloquial and regional (common in northern China). More neutral terms: 老人 (elderly person), 老先生 (polite). 老汉 can also mean "my husband" in some rural dialects.

Stroke Order

lǎo
hàn