







开国元老 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a highly respected and influential figure who played a crucial role in establishing a new system, organization, or venture”. Literally, “founding elder”.

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Open the tool →开国元老 (kāi guó yuán lǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a highly respected and influential figure who played a crucial role in establishing a new system, organization, or venture”.
开国元老 is pronounced kāi guó yuán lǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 开国元老 means “founding elder”. It is used to mean “a highly respected and influential figure who played a crucial role in establishing a new system, organization, or venture”.
元老:政界年辈资望高的人。指建国时资历声望高的人。