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老太

lǎo tài

2-character word

What 老太 means

1. old lady

The characters in 老太

• 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of…
• 太tàihighest; greatest; too (much)

Example sentences

• 老太太皱着眉头。
  Lǎotàitai zhòu zhe méitóu.
  The old woman knitted her brows.
• 她让座给一位老太太。
  Tā ràngzuò gěi yī wèi lǎotàitai.
  She made room for an old lady.

Words starting with 老太

• 老太太lǎo tài taielderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother
• 老太婆lǎo tài póold woman (at times contemptuous)
• 老太爷lǎo tài yéelderly gentleman (respectful); esteemed father
• 老太公lǎo tài gōngaged gentleman (dialect, respectful term)

Sounds the same

Read lǎo tài, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 老态old and frail; decrepit; doddering