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老 (lǎo)
old; prefix for people; always
Has three common uses: 1) describing advanced age, 2) a respectful prefix for people (like 老师, teacher), 3) as an adverb meaning 'always' or 'constantly'.
✨ Adjective 🌳 HSK 3
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You'll find it in these words:

老 (lǎo)师 (shī)

teacher

老 (lǎo)板 (bǎn)

boss, employer

Check out these example sentences:

我 (wǒ)爸 (bà)爸 (ba)是 (shì)老 (lǎo)师 (shī)

My father is a teacher

你 (nǐ)认 (rèn)识 (shi)我 (wǒ)的 (de)老 (lǎo)师 (shī)吗 (ma)

Do you know my teacher?

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