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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 金 jīn gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn 高度 gāo dù height / altitude / elevation / high degree / highly / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 恭维 恭維 gōng wei to praise / to speak highly of / compliment / praise syn 老练 老練 lǎo liàn seasoned / experienced syn 星级 星級 xīng jí star rating / top-class / highly rated 老手 lǎo shǒu experienced person / an old hand at sth syn 高效 gāo xiào efficient / highly effective syn 敬仰 jìng yǎng to revere / highly esteemed syn 剧毒 劇毒 jù dú highly toxic / extremely poisonous 抬举 擡舉 tái ju to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly / Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3] syn 大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng successfully accomplished (project or goal) / to be highly successful syn 老牌 lǎo pái old, well-known brand / old style / old school / an old hand / experienced veteran syn 自鸣得意 自鳴得意 zì míng dé yì to think highly of oneself syn 澎湃 péng pài (of the sea etc) surging / tempestuous / (fig.) highly emotional / fervent syn 内行 內行 nèi háng expert / adept / experienced / an expert / a professional syn 推崇 tuī chóng to esteem / to think highly of / to accord importance to / to revere 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 妙手 miào shǒu miraculous hands of a healer / highly skilled person / brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋 syn 器重 qì zhòng to regard sth as valuable / to think highly of (a younger person, a subordinate etc) syn 强人 強人 qiáng rén (politics) strongman / (in the workplace, esp. of a woman) a highly capable person / (old) robber 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 夸赞 誇贊 kuā zàn to praise / to speak highly of / to commend syn 红海 紅海 hóng hǎi (neologism) highly competitive market (contrasted with 藍海|蓝海[lan2 hai3]) 干练 幹練 gàn liàn capable and experienced syn 精干 精幹 jīng gàn crack (troops) / special (forces) / highly capable syn 圣手 聖手 shèng shǒu divine physician / sage doctor / highly skilled practitioner syn 高发 高發 gāo fā (of diseases, accidents) to occur with a high incidence / (old) to score highly in the imperial exams 盛赞 盛讚 shèng zàn to praise highly / an accolade syn 后进 後進 hòu jìn less advanced / underdeveloped / lagging behind / the younger generation / the less experienced ones syn 卓有成效 zhuó yǒu chéng xiào highly effective / fruitful 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 看得起 kàn de qǐ to show respect for / to think highly of 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 熟手 shú shǒu skilled person / an experienced hand 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 夜郎自大 yè láng zì dà lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom) / fig. foolish conceit syn 金领 金領 jīn lǐng gold collar / high-level senior executive / highly-skilled worker 经验丰富 經驗豐富 jīng yàn fēng fù experienced / with ample experience 历练 歷練 lì liàn to learn through experience / experience / practiced / experienced 高效能 gāo xiào néng highly efficient / effectivity 国手 國手 guó shǒu (sports) member of the national team / national representative / (medicine, chess etc) one of the most highly skilled practitioners in one's country syn 过 過 guo (experienced action marker) syn 抬举 抬舉 tái jǔ to lift sth up / to elevate sb / to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc) / to show great regard / to speak highly syn 天珠 tiān zhū dzi bead, a type of stone bead highly prized in Tibet for many centuries, reputed to hold supernatural power 练达 練達 liàn dá experienced / sophisticated / worldly-wise syn 恩准 ēn zhǔn approved by His (or Her) Majesty / permission graciously granted (from highly authoritative position) / to graciously permit / to condescend to allow syn 花拳绣腿 花拳繡腿 huā quán xiù tuǐ flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom) / highly embellished and ineffectual / fancy but impractical skills / all show and no go / pugilistic wankery 推重 tuī zhòng to esteem / to think highly of / to accord importance to / to revere 贵 貴 guì expensive / (bound form) highly valued / precious / (bound form) noble / of high rank / (prefix) (honorific) your syn 熟 shú ripe / mature / thoroughly cooked / done / familiar / acquainted / experienced / skilled / (of sleep etc) deep / profound / also pr. [shou2] syn 精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) syn 过目不忘 過目不忘 guò mù bù wàng to have a highly retentive memory / to have sth imprinted in one's memory syn 铁树开花 鐵樹開花 tiě shù kāi huā lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom) / a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence 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 秋毫无犯 秋毫無犯 qiū háo wú fàn (idiom) (of soldiers) highly disciplined, not committing the slightest offense against civilians syn 老于世故 老於世故 lǎo yú shì gù experienced in the ways of the world (idiom) / worldly-wise / sophisticated syn 身经百战 身經百戰 shēn jīng bǎi zhàn lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom) / fig. experienced / seasoned 深明大义 深明大義 shēn míng dà yì to have a high notion of one's duty / to be highly principled syn 博物多闻 博物多聞 bó wù duō wén wide and knowledgeable / well-informed and experienced 博闻多识 博聞多識 bó wén duō shí learned and erudite / knowledgeable and experienced 精神满腹 精神滿腹 jīng shén mǎn fù full of wisdom (idiom) / astute and widely experienced 老成持重 lǎo chéng chí zhòng old and wise / experienced and knowledgeable syn 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued syn 绝顶聪明 絕頂聰明 jué dǐng cōng ming highly intelligent / brilliant 自视甚高 自視甚高 zì shì shèn gāo to think highly of oneself (idiom) / giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important 有经验 有經驗 yǒu jīng yàn experienced 宿儒 sù rú experienced scholar / old expert in the field 饱经忧患 飽經憂患 bǎo jīng yōu huàn having experienced much suffering 曾接受过治疗的患者 曾接受過治療的患者 experienced patient 北京咳 běi jīng ké "Beijing cough", respiratory problems caused by dry and polluted Beijing air, typically experienced by non-acclimated foreigners who would otherwise have no such problems 老腊肉 老臘肉 lǎo là ròu (coll.) experienced and usually well-positioned middle-aged man 逴 chuò apparent / distant / highly 高浓缩铀 高濃縮鈾 gāo nóng suō yóu highly enriched uranium (HEU) 愤青 憤青 fèn qīng angry youth – highly nationalistic young Chinese people (abbr. for 憤怒青年|愤怒青年[feng4 nu4 qing1 nian2]) (neologism c. 1970s) 尊尚 zūn shàng to value highly / to hold up sth as a model 忘八旦 wàng bā dàn turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb) 忘八蛋 wàng bā dàn turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb) 推尊 tuī zūn to esteem / to revere / to think highly of sb 武艺高强 武藝高強 wǔ yì gāo qiáng highly skilled in martial arts 盛称 盛稱 shèng chēng enthusiastic praise / to praise highly 众人敬仰 眾人敬仰 zhòng rén jìng yǎng universally admired / highly esteemed by everyone 能诗善文 能詩善文 néng shī shàn wén highly literate / lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose 自视清高 自視清高 zì shì qīng gāo to think highly of oneself (idiom) / giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important 见爱 見愛 jiàn ài (literary) to be so good as to show favor (to me) / to regard (me) highly 重利 zhòng lì high interest / huge profit / to value money highly syn 钻石王老五 鑽石王老五 zuàn shí wáng lǎo wǔ highly eligible bachelor / desirable male partner 馥馥 fù fù (literary) highly fragrant syn 高抬 gāo tái to speak highly of sb 高致病性 gāo zhì bìng xìng highly pathenogenic 高浓度铀 gāo nóng duó yóu highly enriched uranium / high-enriched uranium 高度举债机构 gāo duó jǔ zhài jī gòu highly leveraged institution 高杠杆金融机构 highly leveraged institution 1995年鱼类种群协定 1995年魚類種群協定 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks / 1995 Fish Stocks Agreemen 大偏心率轨道 大偏心率軌道 highly eccentric orbit 