老屋

lǎowū

noun #47,792

Meanings

1 old house
2 former residence
3 ancestral home

Characters

Examples

每年清明他都回老屋看看。

Měi nián Qīngmíng tā dōu huí lǎowū kànkan.

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

老屋前面有一棵老槐树。

Lǎowū qiánmiàn yǒu yī 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