尊老
zūn lǎo
Pinyin

Definition

尊老
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zūn lǎo
  1. respect the aged

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

老
lǎo
  1. 1 prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  2. 2 old (of people)
  3. 3 venerable (person)
  4. 4 experienced
  5. 5 of long standing
  6. 6 always
  7. 7 all the time
  8. 8 of the past
  9. 9 very
  10. 10 outdated
  11. 11 (of meat etc) tough
老公
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
老婆
lǎo pó
  1. 1 (coll.) wife
老妈
lǎo mā
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 mom
老家
lǎo jiā
  1. 1 native place
  2. 2 place of origin
  3. 3 home state or region
老师
lǎo shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老板
lǎo bǎn
  1. 1 variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]
老爸
lǎo bà
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 dad
偕老
xié lǎo
  1. 1 to grow old together
古老
gǔ lǎo
  1. 1 ancient
  2. 2 old
  3. 3 age-old
回老家
huí lǎo jiā
  1. 1 to go back to one's roots
  2. 2 to return to one's native place
  3. 3 by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
  1. 1 until the end of time (idiom)
尊
zūn
  1. 1 senior
  2. 2 of a senior generation
  3. 3 to honor
  4. 4 to respect
  5. 5 honorific
  6. 6 classifier for cannons and statues
  7. 7 ancient wine vessel
尊严
zūn yán
  1. 1 dignity
  2. 2 sanctity
  3. 3 honor
  4. 4 majesty
尊敬
zūn jìng
  1. 1 to respect
  2. 2 to revere
尊重
zūn zhòng
  1. 1 to esteem
  2. 2 to respect
  3. 3 to honor
  4. 4 to value
  5. 5 eminent
  6. 6 serious
  7. 7 proper
年老
nián lǎo
  1. 1 aged
白头偕老
bái tóu xié lǎo
  1. 1 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
  2. 2 until death do us part
老人
lǎo rén
  1. 1 old man or woman
  2. 2 the elderly
  3. 3 one's aged parents or grandparents
老人家
lǎo rén jiā
  1. 1 polite term for old woman or man

Idioms (20)

一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
  1. 1 until the end of time (idiom)
妄自尊大
wàng zì zūn dà
  1. 1 ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance
安富尊荣
ān fù zūn róng
  1. 1 well-off and respected (idiom)
  2. 2 to be content with one's wealth and position
定于一尊
dìng yú yī zūn
  1. 1 (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
  2. 2 to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
  3. 3 the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
敝屣尊荣
bì xǐ zūn róng
  1. 1 to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
敬老尊贤
jìng lǎo zūn xián
  1. 1 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
活到老，学到老
huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo
  1. 1 One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
无颜见江东父老
wú yán jiàn Jiāng dōng fù lǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
狗逮老鼠
gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ
  1. 1 lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be meddlesome
男尊女卑
nán zūn nu:3 bēi
  1. 1 to regard men as superior to women (idiom)
白头偕老
bái tóu xié lǎo
  1. 1 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
  2. 2 until death do us part
白头到老
bái tóu dào lǎo
  1. 1 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
  2. 2 until death do us part

Sample Sentences

我还是持有传统的尊老思想，觉得即便老人们无法再继续工作，他们的经验和智慧也是我们坚实的后盾。无论有多大压力，我都会善待老人。我不觉得老人会成为社会发展的阻碍力量。
wǒ hái shì chíyǒu chuántǒng de zūnlǎo sīxiǎng ，juéde jíbiàn lǎorénmen wúfǎ zài jìxù gōngzuò ，tāmen de jīngyàn hé zhìhuì yě shì wǒmen jiānshí de hòudùn 。wúlùn yǒu duō dà yālì ，wǒ dōuhuì shàndāi lǎorén 。wǒ bù juéde lǎorén huì chéngwéi shèhuì fāzhǎn de zǔài lìliàng 。
I still have the traditional respect for the elderly. I feel that even if the elderly aren't able to keep on working, their experience and wisdom give us substantial support. No matter how great the pressure, I will take good care of the elderly. I don't think that the elderly will become a force for obstructing social progress.
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