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老板

lǎo bǎn · lao ban/Lǎo bǎn · lao ban

Traditional 老闆

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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lǎo bǎn 老闆

  1. boss
  2. business proprietor

Lǎo bǎn 老闆

  1. Robam (brand)

lǎo bǎn 老板

  1. variant of 老闆 / 老板 (lǎo bǎn)
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In a conversation

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The boss is coming

  1. Liangliang

    快(kuài)！老板(lǎobǎn)来(lái)了(le)！

    Quick! The boss is coming!

  2. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)的(de)工作(gōngzuò)呢(ne)？

    Oh no. Where is my work?

  3. Liangliang

    把(bǎ)游戏(yóuxì)关(guān)了(le)，打开(dǎkāi)文件(wénjiàn)，

    Close that game. Open the file.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，老板(lǎobǎn)好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)忙(máng)，

    Okay. Hello, boss. I'm very busy.

  5. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)是(shì)来(lái)请(qǐng)大家(dàjiā)吃(chī)苹果(píngguǒ)的(de)，坐(zuò)吧(ba)！

    The boss came to treat everyone to apples. Sit down!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)做(zuò)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)老(lǎo)板(bǎn)。

I like being my own boss.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Tximist · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)老(lǎo)板(bǎn)把(bǎ)艰(jiān)巨(jù)的(de)任(rèn)务(wu)指(zhǐ)派(pài)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)。

My boss assigned the hard job to me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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老
lǎo

old (of people); venerable; always; very

板
bǎn

board; plank

Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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