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

一个老汉坐在树下乘凉。

Yīgè lǎohàn zuò zài shù xià chéng liáng.

An old man sat under a tree enjoying the shade.

这位老汉今年八十岁了。

Zhèwèi lǎohàn jīnnián bāshí suì le.

This old man is eighty years old this year.

Tips

register

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