元老

yuán lǎo

Dictionary entry

senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran

What does 元老 mean?

元老 (yuán lǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran

Character breakdown

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元Yuánsurname Yuan · Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)老lǎoprefix 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 · old (of people)

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How to pronounce 元老

元老

yuán lǎo

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