老者

lǎozhě

noun #34,823

Measure Word

一位老者 wèi

Meanings

1 old man
2 elderly man
3 elder

Characters

one who is (agent suffix)

Examples

HSK 5

山中住着一位神秘的老者。

Shān zhōng zhù zhe yí wèi shénmì de lǎozhě.

A mysterious old man lived in the mountains.

HSK 7-9

一位白发老者坐在长椅上。

Yí wèi báifà lǎozhě zuò zài chángyǐ shàng.

A white-haired old man sat on the bench.

Tips

register

老者 is literary/written register, common in fiction and martial-arts stories where wise elders appear. In daily speech use 老人 (lǎorén) or 老大爷 (lǎodàyé). 者 is the classical agent suffix '-er / one who is', so 老者 literally means 'one who is old'.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

者 zhě