服老
fú lǎo
Pinyin

Definition

服老
 - 
fú lǎo
  1. to admit to one's advancing years
  2. to acquiesce to old age

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

fú wù
  1. 1 to serve
  2. 2 service
  3. 3 CL:項|项[xiàng]
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  10. 10 outdated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
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
lǎo pó
  1. 1 (coll.) wife
lǎo mā
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 mom
lǎo jiā
  1. 1 native place
  2. 2 place of origin
  3. 3 home state or region
lǎo shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
lǎo bǎn
  1. 1 variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]
lǎo bà
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 dad
shū fu
  1. 1 comfortable
  2. 2 feeling well
yī fu
  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]
pèi fú
  1. 1 to admire
xié lǎo
  1. 1 to grow old together
kè fú
  1. 1 (try to) overcome (hardships etc)
  2. 2 to conquer
  3. 3 to put up with
  4. 4 to endure
zhì fú
  1. 1 to subdue
  2. 2 to check
  3. 3 to bring under control
  4. 4 (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status
  5. 5 uniform (army, party, school etc)
  6. 6 livery (for company employees)
  7. 7 CL:套[tào]
gǔ lǎo
  1. 1 ancient
  2. 2 old
  3. 3 age-old
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)
tiān huāng dì lǎo
  1. 1 until the end of time (idiom)
kè fú
  1. 1 customer service
qū fú
  1. 1 to surrender
  2. 2 to succumb
  3. 3 to yield
  4. 4 (as a transitive verb) to defeat
  5. 5 to prevail over

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
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
  1. 1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
哀告宾服
āi gào bīn fú
  1. 1 to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit
压而不服
yā ér bù fú
  1. 1 coercion will never convince (idiom)
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
  1. 1 until the end of time (idiom)
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)
心悦诚服
xīn yuè chéng fú
  1. 1 to submit cheerfully
  2. 2 to accept willingly (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
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
翻老皇历
fān lǎo huáng lì
  1. 1 to look to the past for guidance (idiom)

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