Definitions

1. 1. capital
2. 2. assets
3. 3. savings
4. 4. nest egg
5. 5. (fig.) reputation
6. 6. laurels (to rest upon)
7. 7. old edition of a book
8. 8. (tree) trunk

Components

• 老 lǎo – prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
• 本 běn – root

Related Words

• 老本儿 lǎo běn er – business capital
• 老本行 lǎo běn háng – area of business that one is familiar with or good at
• 吃老本 chī lǎo běn – to live off one's past gains