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老
人
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Jyutping
lou5 jan4
Pinyin
lǎo rén
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
old man or woman
the elderly
one's aged parents or grandparents
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
年紀好大嘅人
an old person; the aged; an elder
老人福利
老人福利
lou5 jan4 fuk1 lei6
elderly benefits
近義詞
老人家
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun
elder
noun
old person; the old; the elderly
從老人一直到小孩無不歡欣鼓舞。
从老人一直到小孩无不欢欣鼓舞。
cóng lǎo rén yī zhí dào xiǎo hái wú bù huān xīn gǔ wǔ .
Everyone from the elderly to the children rejoiced.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
HSK3 一级词汇表 #208
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
把这些座位留给老人。
把這些座位留給老人。
bǎ zhè xiē zuò wèi liú gěi lǎo rén 。
Keep these seats for the elderly.
Mandarin
老人试图游5公里。
老人試圖遊5公里。
lǎo rén shì tú yóu 5 gōng lǐ 。
The old man attempted to swim five kilometers.
Mandarin
老人坐了下来。
老人坐了下來。
lǎo rén zuò le xià lai 。
The old man sat down.
Mandarin
年轻人应该尊敬老人。
年輕人應該尊敬老人。
nián qīng rén yīng gāi zūn jìng lǎo rén 。
The young should respect the old.
Young people have to respect older people.
Mandarin
那个老人,这么说吧,是一本活字典。
那個老人,這麼説吧,是一本活字典。
nà ge lǎo rén , zhè me shuō ba , shì yī běn huó zì diǎn 。
That old man, let's just say, is a living dictionary.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
Cantonese
后生仔应该尊重啲老人家。
後生仔應該尊重啲老人家。
hau6 sang1 zai2 jing1 goi1 zyun1 zung6 di1 lou5 jan4 gaa1 。
The young should respect the old.
Cantonese
佢让咗个位俾个老人家。
佢讓咗個位俾個老人家。
keoi5 joeng6 zo2 go3 wai2 bei2 go3 lou5 jan4 gaa1 。
He gave his seat to the old man.
Cantonese
𠮶位盲人护士贡献自己照顾老人家。
嗰位盲人護士貢獻自己照顧老人家。
go2 wai6 maang4 jan4 wu6 si6 gung3 hin3 zi6 gei2 ziu3 gu3 lou5 jan4 gaa1 。
The blind nurse devoted herself to caring for the elderly.
Cantonese
圣诞老人住喺北极。
聖誕老人住喺北極。
sing3 daan3 lou5 jan4 zyu6 hai2 bak1 gik6 。
Santa lives at the North Pole.
Cantonese
我哋今日要去老人院唱歌。
我哋今日要去老人院唱歌。
ngo5 dei2 gam1 jat6 jiu3 heoi3 lou5 jan4 jyun2 coeng3 go1 。
We have to sing at an old folks home today.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
老人家行路梗系论尽啲㗎喇。
老人家行路梗係論盡啲㗎喇。
lou5 jan4 gaa1 haang1 lou6 gang2 hai6 leon6 zeon6 di1 gaa3 laa3.
Of course an old person walks clumsily.
Cantonese
老人院啲公公婆婆成日唱歌、跳舞同打麻雀去消磨时间。
老人院啲公公婆婆成日唱歌、跳舞同打麻雀去消磨時間。
lou5 jan4 jyun2 di1 gung1 gung1 po4 po2 seng4 jat6 coeng3 go1, tiu3 mou5 tung4 daa2 maa4 zoek2 heoi3 siu1 mo4 si4 gaan3.
Singing, dancing, and playing mahjong are some of the most common pastimes of elderly people in nursing homes.
Cantonese
好多老人家都系靠执垃圾维生。
好多老人家都係靠執垃圾維生。
hou2 do1 lou5 jan4 gaa1 dou1 hai6 kaau3 zap1 laap6 saap3 wai4 sang1.
Many elderly people collect rubbish for a living.
Cantonese
老人家睇唔惯电子帐单,所以啲银行会出本红簿仔俾佢哋睇返自己嘅户口纪录。
老人家睇唔慣電子帳單,所以啲銀行會出本紅簿仔俾佢哋睇返自己嘅户口紀錄。
lou5 jan4 gaa1 tai2 m4 gwaan3 din6 zi2 zoeng3 daan1, so2 ji5 di1 ngan4 hong4 wui5 ceot1 bun2 hung4 bou2 zai2 bei2 keoi5 dei6 tai2 faan1 zi6 gei2 ge3 wu6 hau2 gei2 luk6.
The elderly people do not get used to checking the electronic bills, the banks therefore issue them a passbook for their record.
Cantonese
老人福利
老人福利
lou5 jan4 fuk1 lei6
elderly benefits
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
该不该让老人带孩子?
該不該讓老人帶孩子?
gāi bù gāi ràng lǎo rén dài hái zi ?
Should one let one's parents look after one's children?
Mandarin
老人脸上布满了皱纹。
老人臉上佈滿了皺紋。
lǎo rén liǎn shàng bù mǎn le zhòu wén .
The old man's face is full of wrinkles.
Mandarin
从老人一直到小孩无不欢欣鼓舞。
從老人一直到小孩無不歡欣鼓舞。
cóng lǎo rén yī zhí dào xiǎo hái wú bù huān xīn gǔ wǔ .
Everyone from the elderly to the children rejoiced.
Mandarin
按照常情,子女应该孝敬和赡养老人。
按照常情,子女應該孝敬和贍養老人。
àn zhào cháng qíng , zǐ nǚ yìng gāi xiào jìng hé shàn yǎng lǎo rén .
According to common sense, children should respect and support the elderly.
Mandarin
他的父亲看起来是一位精神矍铄的老人。
他的父親看起來是一位精神矍鑠的老人。
tā de fù qīn kàn qǐ lái shì yī wèi jīng shén jué shuò de lǎo rén .
His father looks like a sprightly old man.