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老人家

lǎo rén jiā

3-character word

What 老人家 means

1. polite term for old woman or man

The characters in 老人家

• 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of…
• 人rénperson; people
• 家jiāused in 家伙

Example sentences

• 不要捉弄老人家。
  Bù yào zhuōnòng lǎorénjiā.
  Don't make fun of old people.
• 请问您老人家高寿？
  Qǐngwèn nín lǎorénjiā gāo shòu?
  May I ask how old you are?
• 这位老人家非常仁慈。
  Zhèwèi lǎorénjiā fēicháng réncí.
  The old man is very kind.