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CHINESE CHARACTER

sǒu

叟

叟

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old man

Numbered pinyin
sou3
English meanings
old man; elderly man

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一wèi位lǎo老sǒu叟zài在hé河biān边diàoyú钓鱼。

    An old man is fishing by the river.

  2. 02

    zhè这jiā家diàn店tóng童sǒu叟wú无qī欺。

    This shop cheats neither the old nor the young.

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  • 老叟
  • 童叟无欺
  • 钓叟