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开国元老
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开国元老

开国元老 — “Founding elder”

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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开国元老 Pronunciation and Pinyin

开国元老 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
开
kāi4open, start, operate
国
guó8country or China
元
yuán4first, origin, unit, currency
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced

Example Sentence with 开国元老

这位教授是这所著名学府的开国元老之一,为学校的创立和早期发展贡献巨大。
This professor is one of the founding elders of this renowned academic institution, contributing immensely to its establishment and early development.

Idioms Related to 开国元老

Synonyms of 开国元老

  • kāi开guó国yuán元xūn勋founding figure with great merit

More idioms starting with 开

  • kāi开yún云jiàn见tiān天emerge from obscurity into clarity
  • kāi开yún云jiàn见rì日see light after darkness
  • kāi开lì利chú除hài害promote benefits and eliminate harms
  • kāi开huá华jiē结shí实bloom and bear fruit
  • kāi开huā华jié结guǒ果blossom and bear fruit
  • kāi开juàn卷yǒu有dé得Reading always brings rewards
  • kāi开juàn卷yǒu有yì益Reading always brings benefits
  • kāi开kǒu口jiàn见hóu喉lóng咙speak frankly and directly
  • kāi开kǒu口jiàn见xīn心Speak one's true thoughts frankly
  • kāi开kǒu口jiàn见dǎn胆speak frankly and openly
  • kāi开tái台luó锣gǔ鼓the beginning of an event
  • kāi开hé合zì自rú如operate freely and flexibly

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What does 开国元老 mean?

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”.

How do you pronounce 开国元老?

开国元老 is pronounced kāi guó yuán lǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 开国元老 literally mean?

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”.

What is the Chinese definition of 开国元老?

元老:政界年辈资望高的人。指建国时资历声望高的人。

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