老李

08:33 Jul 13, 2006
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Chinese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Education / Pedagogy / Grammatical Analysis
Chinese term or phrase: 老李
Sentence: 他定計劃的時候,老喜歡對別人說:「請你們不要大聲說話好嗎?」

1st Attempt: When deciding a plan he enjoys telling others, "Is there some need to talk so loudly?"

Question: What is the meaning of 老 in this sentence. Is it an abbreviation for 老師, 老時, or something else altogether?

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Roddy Stegemann
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Local time: 15:52


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4 +1FYI
xuhuanyu


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
FYI


Explanation:
In this sentence, 老 means "almost always" or always".
老李 is just Mr. Li, 老, here is to show a respect of the speaker.

xuhuanyu
Local time: 06:52
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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