| 中文 | 英文 |
| 老 | tough;old;of long standing;overgrown;always doing |
| 父老 | elders |
| 垂老 | to be nearly or almost old;in declining years |
| 长老 | elder of a buddhist monastery;presbyter |
| 苍老 | hoary and old |
| 老成 | steady |
| 老伯 | uncle |
| 老辈 | one's elders;old folks |
| 老公 | husband |
| 老虎 | tiger |
| 老家 | native place;old home |
| 老练 | to be experienced |
| 老鼠 | rat;mouse |
| 老实 | honest |
| 老师 | teacher |
| 老弱 | aged and weak |
| 老人 | old man |
| 老婆 | wife |
| 老朽 | old and useless;antediluvian |
| 老兄 | man;brother |
| 老小 | one's family |
| 老板 | shopkeeper;boss |
| 老运 | one's lot in old age |
| 老头 | old man |
| 老妪 | gammer |
| 老子 | lao tzu(a renowned philosopher and the founder of |
| 老鸨 | procuress |
| 养老 | to provide for the aged |
| 元老 | a senior statesman |
| 老丈人 | a man's father-in-law |
| 老天爷 | god;heavens |
| 老太太 | old lady |
| 老油条 | sleeky fellow;one who has learned to be sly |
| 老一辈 | the older generation |
| 老爷车 | hot rod |
| 老学究 | old pedant |
| 老头子 | my old man;old fogey |
| 老年人 | the aged;old people |
| 老莱子 | lao lai-tze |
| 老街坊 | old neighbor |
| 老江湖 | sophisticated old traveller |
| 老花样 | same old stuff |
| 老花眼 | presbyopia |
| 敬老院 | a home for the aged |
| 老狐狸 | old fox;cunning man |
| 老怪物 | old geezer |
| 老古董 | old-fashioned article;old fogey |
| 老掉牙 | very old;obsolete |
| 老大娘 | aunty |
| 老搭档 | old partner |
