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大佬 (dà lǎo): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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大佬 (dà lǎo): Big shot — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

大佬 consists of 2 characters.

(Cant.) man, person; mature

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Pinyindà lǎo

Meaningbig shot, boss, elder brother (Cantonese)

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Example Sentences with 大佬

Tā他

zài在

gōng公

sī司

lǐ里

shì是

gè个

dà大

lǎo佬

，

dà大

jiā家

dōu都

tīng听

tā他

de的

。

He is a big shot in the company; everyone listens to him.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 大佬.

Words with 大

大学Dà xuéHSK 1
大学生dà xué shēngHSK 1
大家dà jiāHSK 2
大人dà renHSK 3
大小dà xiǎoHSK 3
大衣dà yīHSK 3
大熊猫dà xióng māoHSK 3
大厅dà tīngHSK 4

Words with 佬

阔佬kuòlǎo
乡巴佬xiāngbālǎo
和事佬héshìlǎo