老汉 (lǎo hàn) — old man; (self-reference, used by an elderly man) I, this old man
Definition
老汉 is an old-fashioned, affectionate or self-deprecating term for an elderly man. When an older man uses it to refer to himself (e.g. 老汉今年八十多了), it shifts to mean 'I, this old man'.
noun
old man(self-reference, used by an elderly man) Ithis old man
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 老汉。lǎo hàn Zài gōng yuán lǐ sàn bù.The old man is walking in the park.
- 老汉，。lǎo hàn Jīn nián bā shí duō le, shēn tǐ hái xíng.I'm over eighty this year, still in decent health.
- 老汉。Cūn lǐ nà wèi lǎo hàn shì gè lǎo zhōng yī.That old man in the village is an old-school Chinese doctor.
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