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老少皆宜

lǎo shào jiē yí · suitable for both the young and the old

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Word information

Simplified老少皆宜

Traditional老少皆宜

Pinyinlǎo shào jiē yí

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

老lǎo

old, aged; experienced

少shǎo

few, little; less; inadequate

皆jiē

all, every, everybody

宜yí

fitting, proper, right; what one should do

How to learn 老少皆宜

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Words with the same characters

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多少duōshao

how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?

老师lǎoshī

teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

便宜piányi

cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage; to let sb off lightly

少shǎo

few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom

老lǎo

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough

老人lǎorén

old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents