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老老少少 — “People of all ages”

老老少少 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “people of all ages”. Old and young. Literally, “the old and the young”.

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老老少少 Pronunciation and Pinyin

老老少少 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
少
shào4few, little, or lack
少
shào4few, little, or lack

Example Sentence with 老老少少

节日庆典上,老老少少都沉浸在欢乐的氛围中
At the festive celebration, old and young alike were immersed in a joyful atmosphere.

Idioms Related to 老老少少

Synonyms of 老老少少

  • qī七lǎo老bā八xiǎo小the old and the young

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gǔ古bǎn板an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud
  • lǎo老gǔ古dǒng董old-fashioned person or thing
  • 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

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Questions about 老老少少

What does 老老少少 mean?

老老少少 (lǎo lǎo shào shào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “people of all ages”.

How do you pronounce 老老少少?

老老少少 is pronounced lǎo lǎo shào shào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 老老少少 literally mean?

Literally, 老老少少 means “the old and the young”. It is used to mean “people of all ages”.

What is the Chinese definition of 老老少少?

指老人与小孩

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