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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 海浪 hǎi làng sea wave 层次 層次 céng cì layer / level / gradation / arrangement of ideas / (a person's) standing syn 挥手 揮手 huī shǒu to wave (one's hand) syn 挥舞 揮舞 huī wǔ to brandish / to wave sth syn 波动 波動 bō dòng to undulate / to fluctuate / wave motion / rise and fall syn 掀起 xiān qǐ to lift / to raise (a lid etc) / (of a storm) to surge / to stir up (waves etc) / (fig.) to trigger / set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc) syn 浪潮 làng cháo wave / tides syn 站立 zhàn lì to stand / standing / on one's feet syn 波浪 bō làng wave syn 招手 zhāo shǒu to wave / to beckon syn 声波 聲波 shēng bō sound wave 冲击波 衝擊波 chōng jī bō shock wave / blast wave syn 热浪 熱浪 rè làng heat wave syn 通情达理 通情達理 tōng qíng dá lǐ (idiom) fair and reasonable / sensible / standing to reason syn 挥动 揮動 huī dòng to wave sth / to brandish syn 热潮 熱潮 rè cháo wave of enthusiasm / craze / upsurge syn 坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety syn 定型 dìng xíng to finalize (a design etc) / stereotype / permanent wave or perm (hairdressing) syn 浪头 浪頭 làng tou wave syn 电波 電波 diàn bō electric wave / alternating current syn 风潮 風潮 fēng cháo tempest / wave (of popular sentiment etc) / craze or fad syn 大宗 dà zōng large amount / staple / influential family of long standing syn 电磁波 電磁波 diàn cí bō electromagnetic wave syn 飘荡 飄盪 piāo dàng to drift / to wave / to float on the waves / to flutter in the wind 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 波段 bō duàn wave band 飘扬 飄揚 piāo yáng to wave / to flutter / to fly syn 蠕动 蠕動 rú dòng to wiggle / to squirm / peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall) syn 大篷车 大篷車 dà péng chē covered truck / covered wagon / bus with some seating but mostly standing room 笔挺 筆挺 bǐ tǐng (standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim syn 无线电波 無線電波 wú xiàn diàn bō radio wave syn 矗立 chù lì to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building) syn 光波 guāng bō light wave 德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation syn 推波助澜 推波助瀾 tuī bō zhù lán to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom) / to add momentum / to encourage sth to get bigger / to add fuel to the fire syn 正规军 正規軍 zhèng guī jūn regular army / standing army 音波 yīn bō sound wave syn 波形 bō xíng wave form syn 浪涛 浪濤 làng tāo ocean wave / billows syn 前仆后继 前仆後繼 qián pū hòu jì one falls, the next follows (idiom) / stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades / advancing wave upon wave syn 摇旗呐喊 搖旗吶喊 yáo qí nà hǎn to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom) / to egg sb on / to give support to syn 水波 shuǐ bō wave / (water) ripple 谐波 諧波 xié bō harmonic (wave with frequency an integer multiple of the fundamental) 载波 載波 zài bō carrier wave 前赴后继 前赴後繼 qián fù hòu jì to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom) 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 摇手 搖手 yáo shǒu to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture) / crank handle syn 射电 射電 shè diàn radio wave (astronomy) 波峰 bō fēng wave crest 身量 shēn liang height (of a person) / stature / (fig.) reputation / standing syn 震波 zhèn bō seismic wave 少壮派 少壯派 shào zhuàng pài young guard / young and vigorous group with new ideas / new wave 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 回波 huí bō echo (e.g. radar) / returning wave 党龄 黨齡 dǎng líng party standing / age of service to the Party 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]) 舞动 舞動 wǔ dòng to move as in a dance / to wave (some implement) / to flourish / (of eyes, hands etc) to dance / to flutter syn 常务委员会 常務委員會 cháng wù wěi yuán huì standing committee (e.g. of National People's Congress) 韩流 韓流 hán liú Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s) 走时 走時 zǒu shí (of a watch or clock) to keep time / (physics) propagation time / travel time (of a wave) 贾庆林 賈慶林 jiǎ qìng lín Jia Qinglin (1940-), member of the Politburo Standing Committee 2002-2012 超音波 chāo yīn bō ultrasound / ultrasonic wave 海波 hǎi bō hypo (loanword) / sodium thiosulfate Na2S2O3 used in fixing photos (formerly hyposulfite) / wave (sea) 绿营 綠營 lǜ yíng Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units 脑波 腦波 nǎo bō brain wave / EEG 肠蠕动 腸蠕動 cháng rú dòng peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall) 正弦波 zhèng xián bō sine wave / simple harmonic vibration 寒潮 hán cháo cold wave / CL:股[gu3] syn 中波 zhōng bō medium wave (radio frequency range) 交变 交變 jiāo biàn half-period of a wave motion / alternation 横波 橫波 héng bō transverse wave 满堂彩 滿堂彩 mǎn táng cǎi everyone present applauds / universal acclaim / a standing ovation / to bring the house down 波状 波狀 bō zhuàng wave-shaped 波 bō wave / ripple / storm / surge syn 挥 揮 huī to wave / to brandish / to command / to conduct / to scatter / to disperse syn 浪 làng wave / breaker / unrestrained / dissipated / to stroll / to ramble syn 阵 陣 zhèn disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration syn 瑟 sè a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings 屏 píng (standing) screen syn 涛 濤 tāo big wave / Taiwan pr. [tao2] syn 抡 掄 lūn to swing (one's arms, a heavy object) / to wave (a sword, one's fists) / to fling (money) syn 旧案 舊案 jiù àn old court case / long-standing legal dispute syn 超短波 chāo duǎn bō ultra short wave (radio) / UHF 常备军 常備軍 standing force / standing army / permanent force 舞弄 wǔ nòng to wave / to brandish syn 毫米波 háo mǐ bō millimeter wave (radio signal) 恶浪 惡浪 è làng violent wave / fierce billow / fig. depraved force 联翩 聯翩 lián piān (literary) to come in quick succession / wave after wave 次声波 次聲波 cì shēng bō infrasonic wave 波速 bō sù wave velocity 激波 jī bō shock wave 纵波 縱波 zòng bō longitudinal wave 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 谐振动 諧振動 xié zhèn dòng harmonic oscillation (e.g. sound wave) 座无虚席 座無虛席 zuò wú xū xí lit. a banquet with no empty seats / full house / capacity crowd / standing room only syn 地震波 dì zhèn bō seismic wave 