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老头

lǎo tóu · lao tou

Traditional 老頭

Meaning

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  1. old fellow
  2. old man
  3. father
  4. husband
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The tai chi man

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，那个(nàge)老头(lǎotóu)太(tài)有意思(yǒuyìsi)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, that old man is so interesting.

  2. Dengdeng

    哪个(nǎge)老头(lǎotóu)？

    Which old man?

  3. Liangliang

    穿(chuān)蓝(lán)衣服(yīfu)的(de)那个(nàge)，他(tā)在(zài)打(dǎ)太极拳(tàijíquán)。

    The one in blue. He's doing tai chi.

  4. Dengdeng

    他(tā)打得(dǎde)真(zhēn)稳(wěn)，好像(hǎoxiàng)一点儿(yīdiǎnr)也(yě)不(bù)累(lèi)。

    He's so steady. He doesn't seem tired at all.

  5. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)问问(wènwèn)，那个(nàge)老头(lǎotóu)肯(kěn)不(bù)肯(kěn)教(jiāo)我们(wǒmen)。

    Let's go ask whether that old man will teach us.

  6. Dengdeng

    他(tā)笑着(xiàozhe)说(shuō)可以(kěyǐ)，不过(bùguò)明早(míngzǎo)五(wǔ)点(diǎn)就(jiù)开始(kāishǐ)。

    He smiled and said yes, but we start at five tomorrow morning.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)嫁(jià)给(gěi)了(le)个(ge)有(yǒu)钱(qián)老(lǎo)头(tóu)。

She married a rich old man.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)位(wèi)老(lǎo)头(tóu)每(měi)天(tiān)早(zǎo)晨(chén)都(dōu)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)打(dǎ)太(tài)极(jí)拳(quán)。

That old man practices tai chi in the park every morning.

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