old 老 lǎo

old age 年紀老 nián-jì lǎo
age 年紀 nián-jì		old 老 lǎo

old 老 lǎo

getting old 老了 lǎo le
old 老 lǎo	intensifying preceding clause 了 le

old cat 老貓 lǎo māo
old 老 lǎo	cat 貓 māo

When the kitten is getting old and then becoming an old cat. 小貓老了就變成老貓 Xiǎo māo lǎo le jiù biàn chéng lǎo māo
kitten 小貓 xiǎo māo		getting old 老了 lǎo le		and then 就 jiù	become 變成 biàn chéng		old cat 老貓 lǎo māo

old people 老人 lǎo-rén
old 老 lǎo	people 人 rén

When people are getting old and then becoming old people. 人老了就變成老人 Rén lǎo le jiù biàn chéng lǎo-rén
people 人 rén	getting old 老了 lǎo le		and then 就 jiù	become 變成 biàn chéng		old people 老人 lǎo-rén

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puppy小狗,big dog大狗, kitten小貓,old cat老貓
children小孩,adult大人, people人,old people老人

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How old are you? 你幾歲
How old are you? 你今年幾歲

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