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Chinese dictionary
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n.elder; senior
长者负责社区的正常运作。
The elders were responsible for the proper conduct of community life.
沉默是一种尊重,特别是对长者或当权者。
Silence is a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.
问问长者他们要去往何方。
Ask the elder where they were going.
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n.venerable elder
许多长者都害怕街头暴力。
Many older people are afraid of violence in the streets.
我们被反复教导要尊敬长者。
Respect for our elders was dinned into us.
那名著名的中校还是无法执行长者的命令,把小朋友的狗杀掉。
That famous lieutenant was still too soft-hearted to carry out his superior's order to kill the child's dog.