| 父老 | fù lǎo | elders |   |
| 先辈 | xiān bèi | elders / former generations | |
| 长者小组 | zhǎng zhě xiǎo zǔ | The Elders | |
| 长辈 | zhǎng bèi | one's elders / older generation | |
| 供养 | gōng yǎng | to supply / to provide for one's elders / to support one's parents | |
| 孝敬 | xiào jìng | to show filial respect / to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) / to support one's aged parents | |
| 尊长 | zūn zhǎng | one's superior / one's elders and betters | |
| 长老理事会 | | Council of Elders | |
| 国际精神长者会议 | | International Spiritual Elders Conference | |
| 长老院 | zhǎng lǎo yuàn | Meshrano Jirga / House of Elders | |
| 国家最高酋长和长老传统理事会 | | National Traditional Council of Paramount Chiefs and Elders | |
| 长老和宗教领袖理事会 | | Council of Elders and Religious Leaders | |
| 上辈 | shàng bèi | ancestors / one's elders | |
| 不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 | bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián | (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril | |
| 以下犯上 | yǐ xià fàn shàng | to disrespect one's superiors / to offend one's elders | |
