# 老字号 (lǎozìhào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 老字号 (lǎozìhào) means “time-honored brand; long-established shop”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: time-honored brand; long-established shop
- Pinyin: lǎozìhào (lao3 zi4 hao4)
- Traditional: 老字號
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这家饭馆是城里著名的百年老字号。
  Zhè jiā fànguǎn shì chénglǐ yǒumíng de bǎinián lǎozìhào.
  This restaurant is a famous century-old brand in town.

## Characters

- [老](https://hanziro.com/word/lao-old/) (lǎo): old; (prefix) before surname
- [字](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-character/) (zì): character; word
- [号](https://hanziro.com/word/hao-day-month/) (hào): day of the month; number

https://hanziro.com/word/lao-zi-hao-time-honored-brand/

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