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老太太

lǎo tài tai · lao tai tai

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HSK 3Measure word: 位 wèi

Meaning

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  1. elderly lady (respectful)
  2. esteemed mother
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  1. Liangliang

    刚才(gāngcái)有(yǒu)一位(yīwèi)老太太(lǎotàitai)问路(wènlù)，我(wǒ)带(dài)她(tā)去了(qùle)公园(gōngyuán)。

    Just now an old lady asked for directions and I took her to the park.

  2. Dengdeng

    你真好(nǐzhēnhǎo)！老太太(lǎotàitai)还(hái)说(shuō)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    You are kind! What else did the old lady say?

  3. Liangliang

    她(tā)说(shuō)我(wǒ)是(shì)好孩子(hǎoháizi)，还(hái)给了(gěile)我(wǒ)一个(yīgè)苹果(píngguǒ)。

    She said I am a good kid and gave me an apple.

  4. Dengdeng

    老太太(lǎotàitai)给(gěi)的(de)苹果(píngguǒ)，你(nǐ)吃了(chīle)吗(ma)？

    Did you eat the apple the old lady gave you?

  5. Liangliang

    吃了(chīle)，很甜(hěntián)！可是(kěshì)老太太(lǎotàitai)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)当成(dàngchéng)她(tā)孙子(sūnzi)了(le)。

    I did, it was sweet! But the old lady took me for her grandson.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)以后(yǐhòu)有(yǒu)一位(yīwèi)新奶奶(xīnnǎinai)了(le)。

    Then you have a new grandma from now on.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)移(yí)走(zǒu)了(le)行(xíng)李(li)腾(téng)出(chū)空(kōng)间(jiān)让(ràng)老(lǎo)太(tài)太(tai)可(kě)以(yǐ)坐(zuò)下(xià)。

We moved our bags to make room for the elderly lady to sit down.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)将(jiāng)一(yí)位(wèi)老(lǎo)太(tài)太(tai)从(cóng)位(wèi)子(zi)上(shàng)扶(fú)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

He helped an old lady get up from her seat.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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老
lǎo

old (of people); venerable; always; very

太
tài

highest; greatest

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