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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long?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 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 债务 債務 zhài wù debt / liability / amount due / indebtedness syn 早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time / long since / (dialect) in the past syn 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 缠身 纏身 chán shēn (of an illness, debt etc) to plague one / to bog one down / to preoccupy one syn 还债 還債 huán zhài to settle a debt syn 长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range syn 站立 zhàn lì to stand / standing / on one's feet syn 血债 血債 xuè zhài debt of blood (after killing sb) syn 欠债 欠債 qiàn zhài to owe a debt / the sum owed syn 免除 miǎn chú to prevent / to avoid / to excuse / to exempt / to relieve / (of a debt) to remit syn 长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression 饥荒 饑荒 jī huāng crop failure / famine / debt / difficulty syn 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 欠款 qiàn kuǎn to owe a debt / balance due / debts 负债 負債 fù zhài to be in debt / to incur debts / liability (finance) 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 窟窿 kū long hole / pocket / cavity / loophole / debt 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 旧账 舊賬 jiù zhàng lit. old account / old debt / fig. old scores to settle / old quarrels / old grudge 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 赖账 賴賬 lài zhàng to renege on a debt 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 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 亏空 虧空 kuī kōng in debt / in the red / in deficit syn 清偿 清償 qīng cháng to repay a debt in full / to redeem / to clear syn 正规军 正規軍 zhèng guī jūn regular army / standing army 欠账 欠賬 qiàn zhàng to owe a debt / debt / obligation syn 债台高筑 債臺高築 zhài tái gāo zhù lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom) / heavily in debt syn 长龙 長龍 cháng lóng long queue / long line (of cars, people etc) 抵债 抵債 dǐ zhài to repay a debt in kind or by labor syn 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 恩仇 ēn chóu debt of gratitude coupled with duty to avenge syn 久已 jiǔ yǐ long ago / a long time since syn 白条 白條 bái tiáo IOU / informal document acknowledging a debt 国债 國債 guó zhài national debt / government debt 报恩 報恩 bào ēn to pay a debt of gratitude / to repay a kindness syn 偿债 償債 cháng zhài to repay a debt 外债 外債 wài zhài foreign debt 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 坏账 壞賬 huài zhàng bad debt syn 展期 zhǎn qī to extend the period / to reschedule (a debt) 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 呆帐 呆帳 dāi zhàng bad debt 呆账 呆賬 dāi zhàng bad debt 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) 深陷 shēn xiàn to be deeply in (trouble, debt etc) / deep set (eyes) syn 还清 還清 huán qīng to pay back in full / to redeem a debt 长毛 長毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc) 贾庆林 賈慶林 jiǎ qìng lín Jia Qinglin (1940-), member of the Politburo Standing Committee 2002-2012 可转债 可轉債 kě zhuǎn zhài convertible debt / convertible bond 代偿 代償 dài cháng (medical) compensation / to repay a debt or obligation in place of sb else 绿营 綠營 lǜ yíng Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units 老赖 老賴 lǎo lài (coll.) debt dodger 满堂彩 滿堂彩 mǎn táng cǎi everyone present applauds / universal acclaim / a standing ovation / to bring the house down 瑟 sè a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings 债 債 zhài debt / CL:筆|笔[bi3] syn 账 賬 zhàng account / bill / debt / CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3] syn 屏 píng (standing) screen syn 旧案 舊案 jiù àn old court case / long-standing legal dispute syn 负债累累 負債累累 fù zhài lěi lěi deep in debt syn 债款 債款 zhài kuǎn debt 常备军 常備軍 standing force / standing army / permanent force 认账 認賬 rèn zhàng to own up to a fault / to admit the truth / to acknowledge a debt syn 催讨 催討 cuī tǎo to demand repayment of debt syn 夙 sù morning / early / long-held / long-cherished syn 三角债 三角債 sān jiǎo zhài triangular debt 驻波 駐波 zhù bō standing wave 人情债 人情債 rén qíng zhài debt of gratitude 偿清 償清 cháng qīng to repay / to pay off a debt 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 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 