老人 (lǎo rén) — elderly person; the elderly; (formal) one's aged parents or grandparents
Definition
Generic everyday word for 'elderly person / old man or woman' (singular or collective). Unlike 长辈 (which means elders in a family hierarchy), 老人 refers to age, not family rank.
noun
elderly personthe elderly(formal) one's aged parents or grandparents
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 老人。Zhè wèi lǎo rén zǎo shàng xǐ huan qù gōng yuán yùn dòng.This elderly person likes to go to the park to exercise in the morning.
- 老人，。Wǒ jiā de lǎo rén shēn tǐ hěn hǎo, měi tiān dōu zì jǐ zuò fàn.The elderly person in my family is in good health and cooks for themselves every day.
- 老人。Wǒ men yào lǎo rén guān xīn tā men zuò xū yào.We should care for the elderly; they need help.
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