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老古板 — “A fuddy-duddy”

老古板 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a fuddy-duddy”. An old-fashioned person; a stick-in-the-mud.

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老古板 Pronunciation and Pinyin

老古板 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
古
gǔ5ancient times or classical poetry
板
bǎn8board, slab, or rigid

Example Sentence with 老古板

我的爷爷是个老古板,总是坚持用老式方法做事情,不愿意接受新鲜事物
My grandfather is a fuddy-duddy; he always insists on doing things the old-fashioned way and is unwilling to accept new ideas.

Idioms Related to 老古板

Synonyms of 老古板

  • lǎo老gǔ古dǒng董old-fashioned person or thing

More idioms starting with 老

  • lǎo老bù不xiǎo晓shì事old and muddled
  • lǎo老zhī之jiāng将zhì至old age is approaching
  • lǎo老yú于shì世gù故worldly-wise and experienced
  • lǎo老sēng僧rù入dìng定deeply absorbed and still
  • lǎo老bā八bèi辈zi子extremely old-fashioned
  • lǎo老yī医shǎo少bo卜Each has their own strengths
  • lǎo老wú吾lǎo老yǐ以jí及rén人zhī之lǎo老Respect all elders as your own
  • lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤Regret wasted youth in old age
  • lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲lament wasted youth in old age
  • lǎo老dà大wú无chéng成grow old without achieving anything
  • lǎo老tiān天bá拔dì地old person's stiff, slow, clumsy movements

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Questions about 老古板

What does 老古板 mean?

老古板 (lǎo gǔ bǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a fuddy-duddy”.

How do you pronounce 老古板?

老古板 is pronounced lǎo gǔ bǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 老古板?

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