老汉

老漢

lǎohàn

noun HSK 7-9 #39,863

Measure Word

一个老汉 gè

Meanings

1 old man
2 elderly man

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

这位老汉今年八十岁了。

Zhè wèi lǎohàn jīnnián bāshí suì le.

This old man is eighty years old this year.

HSK 5

一个老汉坐在树下乘凉。

Yī gè lǎohàn zuò zài shù xià chéngliáng.

An old man sat under a tree enjoying the shade.

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

老 lǎo

汉 hàn