老话 (lǎo huà) — old saying; adage; remarks about the old days; reminiscences
Definition
Two related senses: an old saying or adage, and informal talk about the past. The 'old saying' sense is what most learners need — use it with 说 to introduce a proverb.
noun
old sayingadageremarks about the old daysreminiscences
Measure word · 句
Examples
- 老话，，。lǎo huà Shuō, huó dào lǎo, xué dào lǎo.As the old saying goes, "Live and learn."
- 老话。Yé ye xǐ huan jiǎng guò qù de lǎo huà.Grandpa likes to tell stories about the old days.
- 老话。Xiàn dài de nián qīng rén hěn shǎo tīng nà xiē lǎo lǎo huà.Modern young people rarely listen to those old sayings.
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