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元老
yuánlǎo
1. grandee
2. old leadership
3. chief figure (in a gerontocracy)
Common • Top 21%

Character Breakdown

元
yuán
first; dollar; origin; head
HSK 3 4 丶
老
lǎo
old, aged; experienced
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (2)

元老院
yuánlǎoyuàn
upper house
八大元老
BāDàYuánlǎo
"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CPC, namely [[鄧小平|邓小平<DèngXiǎopíng>]], [[陳雲|陈云<ChénYún>]], [[李先念<LǐXiānniàn>]], [[彭真<PéngZhēn>]], [[楊尚昆|杨尚昆<YángShàngkūn>]], [[薄一波<BóYībō>]], [[王震<WángZhèn>]], and [[宋任窮|宋任穷<SòngRènqióng>]]

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
17,885 of 84,292