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老大
老大
(lǎo dà): Leader / Big boss (Adjective, Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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老 • lǎo • old; aged • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
lǎo
老
old; aged
大 • dà • big • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
dà
大
big
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 老大.
Words with
老
老师
lǎo shī
teacher
老人
lǎo rén
old man or woman
老家
lǎo jiā
native place
老年
lǎo nián
elderly
老是
lǎo shi
always
老虎
lǎo hǔ
tiger
古老
gǔ lǎo
ancient
老公
lǎo gōng
(coll.) husband
Words with
大
大学
dà xué
university; college
大学生
dà xué shēng
university student
大家
dà jiā
everybody
大人
dà ren
adult
大小
dà xiǎo
dimension
大衣
dà yī
overcoat
大熊猫
dà xióng māo
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
大厅
dà tīng
hall
4.
How to Use 老大 in Sentences
Verb + Object
with
当
dāng
当
lǎo
老
dà
大
neutral
be the boss
Noun + Noun
hēi
黑
bāng
帮
lǎo
老
dà
大
Idiom
with
不小
lǎo
老
dà
大
bù
不
xiǎo
小
5.
Example Sentences with 老大
tā
他
shì
是
wǒ
我
men
们
bān
班
de
的
lǎo
neutral
gang leader
gōng
公
sī
司
lǎo
老
dà
大
informal
Spoken
company boss
informal
Spoken
no longer young
老
dà
大
。
He is the leader of our class.
zài
在
tán
谈
pàn
判
zhuō
桌
shàng
上
，
duì
对
fāng
方
de
的
lǎo
老
dà
大
zuì
最
zhōng
终
zuò
做
chū
出
le
了
guān
关
jiàn
键
ràng
让
bù
步
。
At the negotiation table, the other side's leader ultimately made a crucial concession.
nǐ
你
men
们
tuán
团
duì
队
de
的
lǎo
老
dà
大
duì
对
zhè
这
cì
次
xiàng
项
mù
目
yán
延
qī
期
yǒu
有
shén
什
me
么
kàn
看
fǎ
法
？
What does your team leader think about this project delay?
bié
别
kàn
看
tā
他
nián
年
qīng
轻
，
tā
他
kě
可
shì
是
zhè
这
ge
个
jiē
街
qū
区
gōng
公
rèn
认
de
的
lǎo
老
dà
大
。
Don't be fooled by his youth; he is the acknowledged boss of this neighborhood.
tā
他
bìng
并
bú
不
shì
是
gōng
公
sī
司
zhēn
真
zhèng
正
de
的
lǎo
老
dà
大
，
zhǐ
只
shì
是
míng
名
yì
义
shàng
上
de
的
fù
负
zé
责
rén
人
。
He is not the real boss of the company, just the nominal person in charge.
