lǎo

common
verb

Meaning of 服老

服老 means admit one is old and declining; accept the limitations of age. Pronounced fú lǎo.

  • admit one is old and declining; accept the limitations of age

Definitions & Examples

ye
suī
rán
shí
suì
le
 
dàn
jīng
shén
jué
shuò
 
diǎn
dōu
lǎo
 

Grandpa is eighty years old, but he's in great spirits and doesn't admit to being old at all.

lǎo
 
tuì退
xiū
hòu
yòu
xué
le
mén
wài
 

He refuses to accept that he's old and went to learn a foreign language after retiring.

jiān
chí
duàn
liàn
 
shì
zhǒng
lǎo
de
biǎo
xiàn
 

Her persistence in exercising is a manifestation of her refusal to admit to aging.

men
zhè
dài
rén
 
hěn
duō
dōu
lǎo
 

Many people in our generation refuse to admit they are getting old.

zhōng
lǎo
le
 
gōng
jiāo
gěi
le
nián
qīng
rén
 

He finally admitted he was too old and handed over the company to younger people to manage.