元老

yuánlǎo

noun HSK 7-9 #9,670

Measure Word

一位元老 wèi

Meanings

1 veteran
2 senior figure
3 founding member

Characters

first; original

Examples

HSK 4

他是公司的元老之一。

Tā shì gōngsī de yuánlǎo zhīyī.

He is one of the founding members of the company.

HSK 7-9

这位元老在行业里德高望重。

Zhè wèi yuánlǎo zài hángyè lǐ dégāo-wàngzhòng.

This veteran is highly respected in the industry.

Tips

memory

元 means 'first/original' and 老 means 'old/senior' - the original old-timers, i.e., founding veterans.

Stroke Order

元 yuán

老 lǎo