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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 手 shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in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 掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency syn 出名 chū míng well-known for sth / to become well known / to make one's mark / to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc) syn 普通人 pǔ tōng rén ordinary person / private citizen / people / the person in the street syn 每人 měi rén each person / everybody / per person syn 称职 稱職 chèn zhí well qualified / competent / to be equal to the task / able to do sth very well 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character syn 恶人 惡人 è rén evil person / vile creature / villain / (archaic) ugly person syn 人头 人頭 rén tóu person / number of people / (per) capita / (a person's) head / (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account) syn 风光 風光 fēng guāng scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect) syn 富裕 fù yù prosperous / well-to-do / well-off syn 硕士 碩士 shuò shì master's degree / person who has a master's degree / learned person 高个子 高個子 gāo gè zi tall person / (of a person) tall syn 废人 廢人 fèi rén handicapped person / useless person syn 闲人 閒人 xián rén idle person / idler / person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place syn 辗转 輾轉 zhǎn zhuǎn to toss about in bed / from person to person / indirectly / to wander syn 均匀 均勻 jūn yún even / well-distributed / homogeneous / well-proportioned (figure, body etc) syn 佼佼者 jiǎo jiǎo zhě well-known figure / excellent (person, company etc) syn 人称 人稱 rén chēng person (first person, second person etc in grammar) / called / known as 可人 kě rén pleasant / agreeable / a person after one's heart (charming person) / a gifted person syn 熟识 熟識 shú shi to be well acquainted with / to know well syn 通气 通氣 tōng qì ventilation / aeration / to keep each other informed / to release information syn 奇人 qí rén an eccentric / odd person / person of extraordinary talent syn 落井下石 luò jǐng xià shí to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) / to hit a person when he's down syn 急性子 jí xìng zi impetuous person / excitable person syn 光棍 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / bachelor / single man / (dialect) wise person / astute person syn 匀称 勻稱 yún chèn well proportioned / well shaped syn 知情人 zhī qíng rén person in the know / insider / informed source syn 善人 shàn rén philanthropist / charitable person / well-doer syn 蛔虫 蛔蟲 huí chóng roundworm / ascarid / (esp.) Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite / (fig.) person who knows what another person is thinking / a mind reader 德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation syn 知悉 zhī xī to know / to be informed of syn 井底之蛙 jǐng dǐ zhī wā lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom) / fig. a person of limited outlook and experience syn 多面手 duō miàn shǒu multitalented person / versatile person / all-rounder syn 顺风耳 順風耳 shùn fēng ěr sb with preternaturally good hearing (in fiction) / fig. a well-informed person 得悉 dé xī to learn about / to be informed syn 有心人 yǒu xīn rén resolute person / person with aspirations / people who feel / people who use their heads syn 名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn 明眼人 míng yǎn rén perspicacious person / sb with a discerning eye / sighted person (as opposed to blind) syn 那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person / fig. the person you have been looking for / Mr Right / the girl of one's dreams 上线 上線 shàng xiàn to go online / to put sth online / to reach a specific standard / to put into production / handler (person who oversees and directs the activities of another person in a gang, spy ring etc) 达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist 传奇人物 傳奇人物 chuán qí rén wù legendary person / legend (i.e. person) 老江湖 lǎo jiāng hú a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world syn 琴棋书画 琴棋書畫 qín qí shū huà the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting) / the accomplishments of a well-educated person 消息灵通人士 消息靈通人士 xiāo xi líng tōng rén shì well-informed source / person with inside information 单身贵族 單身貴族 dān shēn guì zú fig. unmarried person / single person (especially one who is comfortable financially) 伊 yī (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / (preceding a noun) that syn 贤 賢 xián worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation syn 博古通今 bó gǔ tōng jīn conversant with things past and present / erudite and informed syn 外心 wài xīn (of a married person) interest in a third person / (old) (of a minister etc) disloyal disposition / (math.) circumcenter (of a polygon) syn 传抄 傳抄 chuán chāo to copy (a text) from person to person / (of a text) to be transmitted by copying syn 辩士 辯士 biàn shì eloquent person / person with rhetoric skills syn 也 yě also / too / as well / (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5] syn 而 ér and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) syn 好好 hǎo hǎo well / carefully / nicely / properly syn 以及 yǐ jí and / as well as syn 舒服 shū fu comfortable / feeling well syn 调 調 tiáo to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite syn 著名 zhù míng famous / noted / well-known / celebrated syn 老实 老實 lǎo shi honest / sincere / well-behaved / naive / gullible syn 规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved syn 相处 相處 xiāng chǔ to be in contact (with sb) / to associate / to interact / to get along (well, poorly) syn 对手 對手 duì shǒu opponent / rival / competitor / (well-matched) adversary / match syn 熟悉 shú xī to be familiar with / to know well syn 谢天谢地 謝天謝地 xiè tiān xiè dì Thank heavens! / Thank goodness that's worked out so well! syn 良好 liáng hǎo good / favorable / well / fine syn 祝福 zhù fú blessings / to wish sb well syn 干脆 乾脆 gān cuì candid / direct and to the point / simply / just / might as well syn 平安 píng ān safe and sound / well / without mishap / quiet and safe / at peace syn 有名 yǒu míng famous / well-known syn 知名 zhī míng well-known / famous syn 默契 mò qì tacit understanding / mutual understanding / rapport / connected at a deep level with each other / (of team members) well coordinated / tight 到位 dào wèi to get to the intended location / to be in place / to be in position / precise / well (done) syn 合身 hé shēn well-fitting (of clothes) syn 好球 hǎo qiú (ball sports) good shot! / nice hit! / well played! 丰满 豐滿 fēng mǎn ample / well developed / fully rounded syn 发达 發達 fā dá well-developed / flourishing / to develop / to promote / to expand / (literary) to achieve fame and fortune / to prosper syn 闻名 聞名 wén míng well-known / famous / renowned / eminent syn 不妨 bù fáng there is no harm in / might as well syn 般配 bān pèi to be well matched / to suit syn 完善 wán shàn (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive / well-developed / excellent / to refine / to improve syn 明知 míng zhī to be fully aware of / to know perfectly well syn 畅销 暢銷 chàng xiāo to sell well / bestselling / chart-topping 有钱 有錢 yǒu qián well-off / wealthy syn 胜地 勝地 shèng dì well-known scenic spot syn 合得来 合得來 hé de lái to get along with well / compatible syn 好使 hǎo shǐ easy to use / to function well / so that / in order to 油井 yóu jǐng oil well 磨难 磨難 mó nàn a torment / a trial / tribulation / a cross (to bear) / well-tried syn 源泉 yuán quán fountainhead / well-spring / water source / fig. origin syn 熟知 shú zhī to be well acquainted with syn 好过 好過 hǎo guò to have an easy time / (feel) well syn 无妨 無妨 wú fáng no harm (in doing it) / One might as well. / It won't hurt. / no matter / it's no bother syn 搞好 gǎo hǎo to do well at / to do a good job syn 疗养 療養 liáo yǎng to get well / to heal / to recuperate / to convalesce / convalescence / to nurse syn 开朗 開朗 kāi lǎng spacious and well-lit / open and clear / (of character) optimistic / cheerful / carefree syn 安好 ān hǎo safe and sound / well syn 