老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 一边 一邊 yī biān one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while syn 右手 yòu shǒu right hand / right-hand side syn 手头 手頭 shǒu tóu on hand / at hand / one's financial situation syn 左手 zuǒ shǒu left hand / left-hand side syn 举手 舉手 jǔ shǒu to raise a hand / to put up one's hand (as signal) 伸手 shēn shǒu to reach out with one's hand / to hold out a hand / (fig.) to beg / to get involved / to meddle syn 携手 攜手 xié shǒu hand in hand / to join hands / to collaborate syn 资深 資深 zī shēn veteran (journalist etc) / senior / highly experienced syn 递交 遞交 dì jiāo to present / to give / to hand over / to hand in / to lay before syn 老练 老練 lǎo liàn seasoned / experienced syn 老手 lǎo shǒu experienced person / an old hand at sth syn 手边 手邊 shǒu biān on hand / at hand syn 交手 jiāo shǒu to fight hand to hand syn 徒手 tú shǒu with bare hands / unarmed / fighting hand-to-hand / freehand (drawing) 手心 shǒu xīn palm (of one's hand) / control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand) syn 老牌 lǎo pái old, well-known brand / old style / old school / an old hand / experienced veteran syn 时针 時針 shí zhēn hand of a clock / hour hand 内行 內行 nèi háng expert / adept / experienced / an expert / a professional syn 过来人 過來人 guò lái rén an experienced person / sb who has "been around (the block)" / sb who has personally experienced it syn 手拉手 shǒu lā shǒu to join hands / hand in hand syn 肉搏 ròu bó to fight hand-to-hand syn 手笔 手筆 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale syn 反手 fǎn shǒu to turn a hand over / to put one's hand behind one's back / fig. easily done 齐头并进 齊頭並進 qí tóu bìng jìn to go forward together (idiom) / to undertake simultaneous tasks / going hand in hand syn 历尽 歷盡 lì jìn to have experienced a lot of / to have been through 老成 lǎo chéng mature / experienced / sophisticated syn 见多识广 見多識廣 jiàn duō shí guǎng experienced and knowledgeable (idiom) syn 老到 lǎo dao experienced and careful syn 干练 幹練 gàn liàn capable and experienced syn 短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom) / fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat / to fight at close quarters syn 肉搏战 肉搏戰 ròu bó zhàn hand-to-hand combat 后进 後進 hòu jìn less advanced / underdeveloped / lagging behind / the younger generation / the less experienced ones syn 摆手 擺手 bǎi shǒu to wave one's hand / to gesture with one's hand (beckoning, waving good-bye etc) / to swing one's arms syn 韭菜 jiǔ cài garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives / (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives) syn 曾经沧海 曾經滄海 céng jīng cāng hǎi lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom) / fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life syn 里手 裡手 lǐ shǒu expert / left-hand side (of a machine) / left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle syn 压痛 壓痛 yā tòng (medicine) tenderness / pain experienced when touched or palpated 饱经风霜 飽經風霜 bǎo jīng fēng shuāng weather-beaten / having experienced the hardships of life syn 传给 傳給 chuán gei to pass on (to sb) / to send / to pass (e.g. in football) / to give directly (by hand) / to deliver / to hand over / to transfer / to relay / to transmit / to hand on (to the next generation) 经验丰富 經驗豐富 jīng yàn fēng fù experienced / with ample experience 手绘 手繪 shǒu huì to paint by hand / to draw by hand / hand-painted / hand-drawn 历练 歷練 lì liàn to learn through experience / experience / practiced / experienced 援手 yuán shǒu assistance / a helping hand / to lend a hand syn 缴交 繳交 jiǎo jiāo to hand in / to hand over / to pay (a fee etc) 手牵手 手牽手 shǒu qiān shǒu hand in hand 过 過 guo (experienced action marker) syn 护手霜 護手霜 hù shǒu shuāng hand cream / hand lotion 练达 練達 liàn dá experienced / sophisticated / worldly-wise syn 熟 shú ripe / mature / thoroughly cooked / done / familiar / acquainted / experienced / skilled / (of sleep etc) deep / profound / also pr. [shou2] syn 掌 zhǎng palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield syn 缴 繳 jiǎo to hand in / to hand over / to pay / to capture (weapons) / to seize syn 老马识途 老馬識途 lǎo mǎ shí tú an old horse knows the way (idiom) / an experienced worker knows what to do / an old hand knows the ropes syn 白刃战 白刃戰 bái rèn zhàn hand-to-hand fighting 老于世故 老於世故 lǎo yú shì gù experienced in the ways of the world (idiom) / worldly-wise / sophisticated syn 手 shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn 身上 shēn shang on the body / at hand / among syn 帮忙 幫忙 bāng máng to help / to lend a hand / to do a favor / to do a good turn syn 提 tí to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid syn 身边 身邊 shēn biān at one's side / on hand 交 jiāo to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤[jiao1] syn 亲 親 qīn parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear syn 住手 zhù shǒu to desist / to stop / to stay one's hand syn 交给 交給 jiāo gěi to give / to deliver / to hand over syn 手里 手裡 shǒu lǐ in hand / (a situation is) in sb's hands 放手 fàng shǒu to let go one's hold / to give up / to have a free hand syn 手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration / subordinates / (money etc) on hand / sb's financial means / when taking action syn 下手 xià shǒu to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest syn 见识 見識 jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight syn 高手 gāo shǒu expert / past master / dab hand syn 递给 遞給 dì gěi to hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb) syn 手脚 手腳 shǒu jiǎo hand and foot / movement of limbs / action / trick / step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4]) syn 目睹 mù dǔ to witness / to see at first hand / to see with one's own eyes syn 着手 著手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out syn 交出 jiāo chū to hand over 另一方面 lìng yī fāng miàn on the other hand / another aspect syn 卖力 賣力 mài lì to work hard / to do one's very best / to throw oneself into the task at hand syn 手榴弹 手榴彈 shǒu liú dàn hand grenade syn 流传 流傳 liú chuán to spread / to circulate / to hand down syn 人手 rén shǒu manpower / staff / human hand syn 挥手 揮手 huī shǒu to wave (one's hand) syn 写字 寫字 xiě zì to write (by hand) / to practice calligraphy 巴掌 bā zhǎng palm of the hand / classifier: slap syn 新手 xīn shǒu new hand / novice / raw recruit syn 移交 yí jiāo to transfer / to hand over syn 手电筒 手電筒 shǒu diàn tǒng flashlight / electric hand torch syn 二手 èr shǒu indirectly acquired / second-hand (information, equipment etc) / assistant 上交 shàng jiāo to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places syn 手提包 shǒu tí bāo (hand)bag / hold-all syn 一方面 yī fāng miàn on the one hand syn 遗留 遺留 yí liú to leave behind / to hand down syn 不可收拾 bù kě shōu shí irremediable / unmanageable / out of hand / hopeless 应有尽有 應有盡有 yīng yǒu jìn yǒu everything that should be here is here (idiom) / all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs syn 交还 交還 jiāo huán to return sth / to hand back 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom) / very easy / no effort at all syn 交付 jiāo fù to hand over / to deliver syn 交接 jiāo jiē (of two things) to come into contact / to meet / to hand over to / to take over from / to associate with / to have friendly relations with / to have sexual intercourse syn 旧货 舊貨 jiù huò second-hand goods / used items for sale syn 比试 比試 bǐ shì to have a competition / to measure with one's hand or arm / to make a gesture of measuring syn 