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老公

lǎo gōng · lao gong/lǎo gong · lao gong

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Meaning

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lǎo gōng 老公

  1. (coll.) husband

lǎo gong 老公

  1. (coll.) eunuch
  2. see also 老公 (lǎo gōng)
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The watermelon

  1. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)老公(lǎogōng)让(ràng)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)西瓜(xīguā)回家(huíjiā)。

    My husband asked me to buy a watermelon to take home.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)老公(lǎogōng)不(bù)自己(zìjǐ)挑(tiāo)吗(ma)？

    Doesn't your husband pick it himself?

  3. Qiqi

    他(tā)挑过(tiāoguò)，上次(shàngcì)他(tā)拿(ná)回来(huílai)一个(yīgè)不甜(bùtián)的(de)。

    He has. Last time he brought back one that wasn't sweet.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)他(tā)后来(hòulái)怎么(zěnme)说(shuō)？

    So what did he say afterwards?

  5. Qiqi

    他(tā)说(shuō)下次(xiàcì)听(tīng)我(wǒ)的(de)，所以(suǒyǐ)今天(jīntiān)他(tā)只(zhǐ)等着(děngzhe)吃(chī)。

    He said next time he'd listen to me, so today he just waits to eat.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)的(de)人(rén)生(shēng)目(mù)标(biāo)就(jiù)是(shì)找(zhǎo)个(gè)有(yǒu)钱(qián)的(de)老(lǎo)公(gōng)。

Her life goal is to marry a rich man.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by faraway9911 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)应(yīng)该(gāi)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)老(lǎo)公(gōng)。

I have to tell my husband.

Tatoeba: Chinese by atitarev · English by OsoHombre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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