老歌

lǎogē

noun

Measure Word

一首老歌 shǒu

Meanings

1 oldie
2 old song
3 classic song

Characters

Examples

我妈妈喜欢听八十年代的老歌。

Wǒ māma xǐhuān tīng bāshí niándài de lǎogē.

My mom likes listening to oldies from the 1980s.

这首老歌让我想起了我的童年。

Zhè shǒu lǎogē ràng wǒ xiǎngqǐ le wǒ de tóngnián.

This old song reminds me of my childhood.

Tips

memory

Literally 'old (老) song (歌)' — the structure parallels English 'oldie' almost exactly.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

歌 gē