耆老

qílǎo

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

每逢重大节日，村里都要请耆老主持祭祖。

Měiféng zhòngdà jiérì, cūn lǐ dōu yào qǐng qílǎo zhǔchí jìzǔ.

At every major festival, the village invites its elders to lead the ancestral rites.

HSK 7-9

修县志时，他走访了当地许多耆老。

Xiū xiànzhì shí, tā zǒufǎng le dāngdì xǔduō qílǎo.

While compiling the county gazetteer, he interviewed many of the local elders.

usage

耆 is an old person, traditionally one of sixty or more. A formal word for the respected elders of a village or clan; everyday Chinese says 老人家 or 长辈.

耆 qí

老 lǎo