元老 meaning in English

yuánlǎo

senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran

HSK 7-9noun10 strokes

Meaning of 元老

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yuánlǎo
  1. senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran

Stroke order for each character

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元 yuán · currency unit · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

老 lǎo · prefix used before the surname of a per… · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 元老.

老师lǎoshīteacher
老人lǎorénold man or woman; the elderly
老朋友lǎo péngyouold friend; (slang) period
老是lǎoshìalways
老年lǎoniánelderly; old age
老王Lǎo Wáng
老板lǎobǎnboss; proprietor
美元měiyuánAmerican dollar; US dollar
老太太lǎotàitaielderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother
老百姓lǎobǎixìngordinary people; the "person in the street"
单元dānyuánunit (forming an entity); element
老头儿lǎotóursee 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5]

Questions about 元老

What does 元老 mean?

元老 (yuánlǎo) means "senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 元老?

元老 is made of 2 characters: 元 (4 strokes), 老 (6 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 元老 an HSK word?

Yes. 元老 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.