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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long? / (not) a long time 不久 bù jiǔ not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after syn 虐待 nüè dài to mistreat / to maltreat / to abuse / mistreatment / maltreatment syn 长期 長期 cháng qī long term / long time / long range (of a forecast) syn 长久 長久 cháng jiǔ long-time / long-term / lasting / enduring / permanent / for a long time syn 早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time / long since / (dialect) in the past syn 滥用 濫用 làn yòng to misuse / to abuse 层次 層次 céng cì layer / level / gradation / arrangement of ideas / (a person's) standing syn 远程 遠程 yuǎn chéng remote / long distance / long range syn 长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range syn 站立 zhàn lì to stand / standing / on one's feet syn 长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression 前不久 qián bù jiǔ not long ago / not long before syn 通情达理 通情達理 tōng qíng dá lǐ (idiom) fair and reasonable / sensible / standing to reason syn 坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety syn 辱骂 辱罵 rǔ mà to insult / to revile / abuse / vituperation syn 长廊 長廊 cháng láng promenade / long hallway / Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[Bei3 jing1 Yi2 he2 yuan2] 长袖 長袖 cháng xiù long sleeves / long-sleeved shirt 大宗 dà zōng large amount / staple / influential family of long standing syn 身败名裂 身敗名裂 shēn bài míng liè to lose one's standing / to have one's reputation swept away / a complete defeat and fall from grace syn 远景 遠景 yuǎn jǐng scenery in the distance / long-term prospects / (photography) long shot 大篷车 大篷車 dà péng chē covered truck / covered wagon / bus with some seating but mostly standing room 谩骂 謾罵 màn mà to hurl abuse / to deride / to call sb names syn 笔挺 筆挺 bǐ tǐng (standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim syn 矗立 chù lì to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building) syn 破口大骂 破口大罵 pò kǒu dà mà to abuse roundly syn 久违 久違 jiǔ wéi (haven't done sth) for a long time / a long time since we last met syn 德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation syn 洋鬼子 yáng guǐ zi foreign devil / term of abuse for Westerners syn 正规军 正規軍 zhèng guī jūn regular army / standing army 长龙 長龍 cháng lóng long queue / long line (of cars, people etc) 批斗 批鬥 pī dòu to drag sb before a public meeting to denounce, humiliate and physically abuse them (esp. during the Cultural Revolution) 任重道远 任重道遠 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) syn 久已 jiǔ yǐ long ago / a long time since syn 贪赃枉法 貪贓枉法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ corruption and abuse of the law (idiom) / to take bribes and bend the law syn 怒骂 怒罵 nù mà to verbally abuse syn 淫威 yín wēi abuse of authority / tyrannical abuse syn 身量 shēn liang height (of a person) / stature / (fig.) reputation / standing syn 万水千山 萬水千山 wàn shuǐ qiān shān ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom) / the trials and tribulations of a long journey / a long and difficult road syn 多头 多頭 duō tóu many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment) syn 徇私舞弊 xùn sī wǔ bì to abuse one's position for personal gain (idiom) syn 常设 常設 cháng shè (of an organization etc) standing or permanent syn 肃立 肅立 sù lì to stand respectfully / (of trees, mountains) standing tall and majestic 党龄 黨齡 dǎng líng party standing / age of service to the Party 远虑 遠慮 yuǎn lǜ long-term considerations / to take the long view 常委会 常委會 cháng wěi huì standing committee 常委 cháng wěi standing committee (abbr. for 常務委員會|常务委员会[chang2wu4 wei3yuan2hui4]) / member of the standing committee (abbr. for 常務委員|常务委员[chang2wu4 wei3yuan2]) 常务委员会 常務委員會 cháng wù wěi yuán huì standing committee (e.g. of National People's Congress) 长毛 長毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc) 滥用职权 濫用職權 làn yòng zhí quán abuse of power 日本鬼子 rì běn guǐ zi Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing) 贾庆林 賈慶林 jiǎ qìng lín Jia Qinglin (1940-), member of the Politburo Standing Committee 2002-2012 受虐 shòu nüè to suffer sexual abuse / masochism 性虐待 xìng nüè dài sexual abuse 绿营 綠營 lǜ yíng Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units 业障 業障 yè zhàng karmic hindrance (Buddhism) / karmic consequences that stand in the way of enlightenment / (term of abuse, especially toward the younger generation) devil spawn / (fig.) money syn 满堂彩 滿堂彩 mǎn táng cǎi everyone present applauds / universal acclaim / a standing ovation / to bring the house down 通 tòng classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc) syn 瑟 sè a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings 屏 píng (standing) screen syn 旧案 舊案 jiù àn old court case / long-standing legal dispute syn 作威作福 zuò wēi zuò fú tyrannical abuse (idiom) / riding roughshod over people syn 常备军 常備軍 standing force / standing army / permanent force 夙 sù morning / early / long-held / long-cherished syn 流弊 liú bì malpractice / long-running abuse syn 冷暴力 lěng bào lì non-physical abuse / emotional abuse / the silent treatment 驻波 駐波 zhù bō standing wave 呵责 呵責 hē zé to abuse / to berate syn 赵乐际 趙樂際 zhào lè jì Zhao Leji (1957-), member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection 谇 誶 suì abuse 条 條 tiáo strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) syn 长 長 cháng length / long / forever / always / constantly syn 只要 zhǐ yào so long as / provided / if syn 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn 道 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) syn 根 gēn root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiao2] / radical (chemistry) syn 想念 xiǎng niàn to miss / to remember with longing / to long to see again syn 整天 zhěng tiān all day long / whole day syn 渴望 kě wàng to thirst for / to long for syn 万岁 萬歲 wàn suì Long live (the king, the revolution etc)! / Your Majesty / His Majesty syn 总算 總算 zǒng suàn at long last / finally / on the whole syn 使命 shǐ mìng mission / long-term task to which one devotes oneself / a calling syn 漫长 漫長 màn cháng very long / endless syn 说来话长 說來話長 shuō lái huà cháng start explaining and it's a long story (idiom) / complicated and not easy to express succinctly syn 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long / all the time syn 久等 jiǔ děng to wait for a long time 梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) / fig. to deeply long for / to covet syn 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō to make a long story short (idiom) 思念 sī niàn to think of / to long for / to miss syn 不久前 bù jiǔ qián not long ago syn 大脚 大腳 dà jiǎo naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiao3 jiao3]) / long kick (soccer) / Bigfoot (mythological animal) 长发 長髮 cháng fà long hair 漫漫 màn màn long / endless / boundless syn 持久 chí jiǔ lasting / enduring / persistent / permanent / protracted / endurance / persistence / to last long syn 半天 bàn tiān half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 一天到晚 yī tiān dào wǎn all day long / the whole day syn 长途 長途 cháng tú long distance syn 冰山 bīng shān iceberg / ice-covered mountain / (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long / CL:座[zuo4] 时日 時日 shí rì time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day syn 