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活到老,学到老 /huó dào lǎo meaning in English

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活到老,学到老 /huó dào lǎo verb

live and learn(exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences)
verb
[UK: lɪv ənd lɜːn] [US: ˈlɪv ænd ˈlɝːn]

活到老,学到老 /huó dào lǎo phrase

you're never too old to learn(proverb)
phrase

xué dào lǎo/ verb

live and learn(exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences)
verb
[UK: lɪv ənd lɜːn] [US: ˈlɪv ænd ˈlɝːn]

xué dào lǎo/ phrase

you're never too old to learn(proverb)
phrase

稻 /dào/ noun

paddy [paddies](rice unmilled)
noun
[UK: ˈpæ.di] [US: ˈpæ.di]

到 /dào/ verb

arrive [arrived, arriving, arrives](to reach)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈraɪv] [US: ə.ˈraɪv]

take one's turn(assume a place)
verb

到 /dào/ adjective

up to(against, next to, near, towards)
adjective
[UK: ʌp.tuː] [US: ʌp.tuː]

盗 /dào/ verb

steal [stole, stolen, stealing, steals](to illegally take possession of)
verb
[UK: stiːl] [US: ˈstiːl]

道 /dào/ noun

meatus [meatuses](tubular opening)
noun
[UK: mˈiːtəs] [US: mˈiːɾəs]

road [roads](a way for travel)
noun
[UK: rəʊd] [US: roʊd]

道 /Dào/ noun

Word [words](Creative word of God)
noun
[UK: ˈwɜːd] [US: ˈwɝːd]

道 /Dào/ proper noun

Logos((Christianity) the Word of God)
proper noun
[UK: ˈləʊ.ɡəʊz] [US: ˈloʊɡoʊz]

道 /dào/ proper noun

Tao(Chinese philosophical term)
proper noun
[UK: tʰɑʊ] [US: ˈtaʊ]

倒 /dào/ verb

decant(to pour from one vessel into another)
verb
[UK: dɪˈkænt] [US: dəˈkænt]

pour [poured, pouring, pours](to cause to flow in a stream)
verb
[UK: pɔː(r)] [US: ˈpɔːr]

倒 /dào/ adverb

conversely(with a reversed relationship)
adverb
[UK: kən.ˈvɜː.sli] [US: ˈkɑːn.vər.sli]

銠 /lǎo/ noun

rhodium(chemical element)
noun
[UK: ˈrəʊ.diəm] [US: ˈroʊ.diəm]

老 /lǎo/ adjective

ancient(having lasted from a remote period)
adjective
[UK: ˈeɪn.ʃənt] [US: ˈeɪn.tʃənt]

elderly(old)
adjective
[UK: ˈel.də.li] [US: ˈel.dər.li]

活着 /huó zhe/ adjective

alive(having life)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈlaɪv] [US: ə.ˈlaɪv]

活的 /huó de/ adjective

animate(that which lives)
adjective
[UK: ˈæ.nɪ.mət] [US: ˈæ.nə.mət]

到那里 /dào nàlǐ/ adverb

thither(to that place)
adverb
[UK: ˈðɪ.ðə(r)] [US: ˈθɪ.ðər]

到这里 /dào zhèlǐ/ noun

this way(to indicate direction)
noun
[UK: ðɪs ˈweɪ] [US: ðɪs ˈweɪ]

到紧要关头 /dào jǐnyàoguāntóu/ verb

come to a head(to rapidly reach a turning point or climax)
verb
[UK: kʌm tuː ə hed] [US: ˈkəm ˈtuː ə ˈhed]

到口袋 /dào kǒudài/ verb

pocket [pocketed, pocketing, pockets](to put into a pocket)
verb
[UK: ˈpɒkɪt] [US: ˈpɑːkət]

到这儿 /dào zhèr/ noun

this way(to indicate direction)
noun
[UK: ðɪs ˈweɪ] [US: ðɪs ˈweɪ]

到这儿 /dào zhèr/ adverb

here(to this place)
adverb
[UK: hɪə(r)] [US: hɪər]

到转折点 /dào zhuǎnzhédiǎn/ verb

come to a head(to rapidly reach a turning point or climax)
verb
[UK: kʌm tuː ə hed] [US: ˈkəm ˈtuː ə ˈhed]

Cáo Cāo dào/ phrase

speak of the devil(expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive)
phrase

江原道 /Jiāngyuán Dào/ proper noun

Kangwon(province of North Korea)
proper noun

找到 /zhǎo dào/ verb

find [found, found, finding, finds](encounter, locate, discover)
verb
[UK: faɪnd] [US: ˈfaɪnd]

track down(to search, hunt)
verb
[UK: træk daʊn] [US: ˈtræk ˈdaʊn]

考虑到 /kǎolǜ dào/ conjunction

given that(in consideration of the fact that)
conjunction

轮到 /lún dào/ noun

go [goes](turn at something)
noun
[UK: ɡəʊ] [US: ˈɡoʊ]

老水手 /lǎo shuǐshǒu/ noun

seadog(sailor accustomed to the sea)
noun
[UK: ˈsiː.dɒɡ] [US: ˈsiː.ˌdɔːɡ]

老迷糊 /lǎo míhú/ noun

dotage(senility)
noun
[UK: ˈdəʊ.tɪdʒ] [US: ˈdoʊ.tɪdʒ]

老鸟 /lǎo niǎo/ noun

old fart(pejorative: elderly person)
noun
[UK: əʊld fɑːt] [US: oʊld ˈfɑːrt]

老调 /lǎo diào/ noun

old fart(pejorative: elderly person)
noun
[UK: əʊld fɑːt] [US: oʊld ˈfɑːrt]

到时候再说 /dào shíhou zàishuō/ verb

play by ear(do by guessing)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ baɪ ɪə(r)] [US: ˈpleɪ baɪ ˈɪr]

到目前为止 /dào mùqián wéizhǐ/ adverb

as yet(up to the present)
adverb
[UK: əz jet] [US: ˈæz jet]

hitherto(up to this time)
adverb
[UK: ˌhɪ.ðə.ˈtuː] [US: ˈhɪ.ˌðər.ˈtuː]

so far(until now; previously; yet)
adverb
[UK: ˈsəʊ ˈfɑː(r)] [US: ˈsoʊ ˈfɑːr]

thus far(so far)
adverb
[UK: ðʌs ˈfɑː(r)] [US: ˈðəs ˈfɑːr]

bié lǎn cíqì huó/ phrase

if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen(If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it)
phrase

武装到牙齿 /wǔzhuāng dào yáchǐ/ verb

arm to the teeth(to equip with weapons)
verb

认识到的 /rènshi dào de/ adjective

cognizant(aware)
adjective
[UK: ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.zənt] [US: ˈkɑːɡ.nə.zənt]

门到门 /mén dào mén/ adverb

door to door(from one household or business to the next)
adverb

迟到的 /chí dào de/ adjective

overdue(Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need)
adjective
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈdjuː] [US: ˌoʊv.r̩.ˈduː]

早到者 /zǎo dào zhě/ noun

early bird(one who wakes early)
noun
[UK: ˈɜː.li bɜːd] [US: ˈɝː.li ˈbɝːd]

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