老同事 (lǎo tóng) — former colleague

Definition

Examples

• 我在街上遇到了一个老同事。
  Wǒ zài jiē shàng yù dào le yí gè lǎo tóng.
  I ran into a former colleague on the street.
• 他和老同事们还保持着联系。
  Tā hé lǎo tóng men hái bǎo chí zhe lián xì.
  He still keeps in touch with his former colleagues.
• 那位老同事退休后回到了家乡。
  Nà wèi lǎo tóng tuì xiū hòu huí dào le jiā xiāng.
  That former colleague returned to his hometown after retiring.