HSK 3.0	Big5	Gb	Pin	Eng
1	老	老	lǎo	old, aged;of long standing, outdated, tough, overgrown, dark (of colors)
1	老人	老人	lǎoren	oldster, ancient, old woman, crock, one's aged parents or grandparents, old man/woman, one's aged parents/grandparents, Sir, old person, gaffer, pop, one's aged parents, the aged/old, old_man, senior_citizen, oldie, greybeard, old man, graybeard, old, grandparents, the old, the aged, senior citizen, old_boy, old boy, woman, old-timer, old man or woman, one's aged grandparents
1	老師	老师	lǎoshī	rabbi, professor, swami, instructor, teacher, mast
2	老年	老年	lǎonián	senescence, caducity, senility, old_age, agedness, hoariness, age, old age
2	老朋友	老朋友	lǎopéngyou	old friend, (slang) period, menstruation
2	老	老	lǎo	old, aged;of long standing, outdated, tough, overgrown, dark (of colors)
2	老是	老是	lǎoshi	always
3	老百姓	老百姓	lǎobǎixìng	plebe, populace, mister, civilians, roturier, ordinary people, common people
3	老闆	老板	lǎobǎn	proprietor, chief, shopkeeper, Tuan, baas, honcho, hirer, storekeeper, milord, bwana, mugwump, cit, market keeper, buckra, governor, boss, joss, tradesman, employer, guv
3	老太太	老太太	lǎotàitai	old lady, your (my/his/etc.) mother
3	老頭兒	老头儿	lǎotóur5	see 老頭子\|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5]
4	老家	老家	lǎojiā	native place, old home, one's original home
4	老婆	老婆	lǎopo	old lady, broomstick, missis, missus, married woman, squaw, old_lady, wife
4	老公	老公	lǎogong	old man, eunuch, married man, hubby, husband
4	老實	老实	lǎoshi	honest, frank, well-behaved, good, simple-minded, naive
5	古老	古老	gǔlǎo	ancient, old
5	勞動	劳动	láodong	work, labor
6	牢	牢	láo	firm, sturdy, fold (for animals), sacrifice, prison
6	老鄉	老乡	lǎoxiāng	fellow townsman, fellow villager, sb from the same hometown
6	養老	养老	yǎng lǎo	to provide for the elderly (family members), to enjoy a life in retirement
7	操勞	操劳	cāoláo	to work hard, to look after
7	打撈	打捞	dǎlāo	to salvage, to dredge, to fish out (person or object from the sea)
7	多勞多得	多劳多得	duōláo-duōdé	work more and get more
7	功勞	功劳	gōngláo	contribution, meritorious service, credit
7	撈	捞	lāo	to fish up, to dredge up
7	勞動力	劳动力	láodònglì	labor force, labor, capacity for physical labor, able-bodied person
7	勞累	劳累	láolèi	tired, exhausted, worn out, to toil
7	勞務	劳务	láowù	service (work done for money), services (as in 'goods and services')
7	牢固	牢固	láogù	firm, secure
7	牢牢	牢牢	láoláo	firmly, safely
7	嘮叨	唠叨	láodao	to prattle, to chatter away, to nag, garrulous, nagging
7	牢記	牢记	láojì	to keep in mind, to remember
7	老伴兒	老伴儿	lǎobànr5	(of an elderly couple) husband or wife, erhua variant of 老伴[lao3 ban4]
7	老大	老大	lǎodà	leader, eldest child (in a family), guvnor, old, governor, boss, eldest child, master of a sailing vessel
7	老漢	老汉	lǎohàn	old man, I (an old man referring to himself)
7	老化	老化	lǎohuà	to age (of person or object), becoming old
7	老人家	老人家	lǎorenjia	parent, parents, a respectful form of address for an old person, old person
7	老實說	老实说	lǎoshíshuō	honestly
7	老遠	老远	lǎoyuǎn	very far away
7	老字號	老字号	lǎozìhao	shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
7	姥姥	姥姥	lǎolao	(coll.) mother's mother, maternal grandmother
7	姥爺	姥爷	lǎoye	maternal grandfather (dialectal)
7	澇	涝	lào	flooded
7	疲勞	疲劳	píláo	fatigue, wearily, weariness, weary
7	勤勞	勤劳	qínláo	hardworking, ply, industrious
7	衰老	衰老	shuāilǎo	to age, to deteriorate with age, old and weak
7	說老實話	说老实话	shuōlǎoshihuà	Truth
7	亡羊補牢	亡羊补牢	wángyáng-bǔláo	lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom), fig. to act belatedly, better late than never, to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
7	慰勞	慰劳	wèiláo	to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc), to comfort
7	養老金	养老金	yǎnglǎojīn	pension
7	養老院	养老院	yǎnglǎoyuàn	nursing home
7	元老	元老	yuánlǎo	senior figure, elder, doyen

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