老人家

lǎo rén jiā

Dictionary entry

polite term for old woman or man

What does 老人家 mean?

老人家 (lǎo rén jiā) has the following dictionary meaning.

1polite term for old woman or man

Character breakdown

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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)人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]家jiāused in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]

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老人家

lǎo rén jiā

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