元老 (yuán lǎo): senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran

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HSK 7noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

senior figure
doyen
founding member
veteran

Chinese explanation

指在某个组织、团体或领域中资历深、地位高、经验丰富的重要人物，通常因任职时间长或贡献大而受到尊重
也可特指创立或早期参与某组织的人。一般用于政府、政党、公司或行业等正式场合。

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Character breakdown

HSK 1

Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)

HSK 3

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

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