Nounboss; proprietor; shopkeeper

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 老板.
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板 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

老板 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 老板 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 老板 with other words naturally.
Measure Word + Nounwith
wèi
lǎo
bǎn
neutral
a boss
Verb + Objectwith
dāng
lǎo
bǎn
neutral
be the boss
Noun + Nounwith公司
gōng
lǎo
bǎn
neutral
company boss
Subject + Verbwith
lǎo
bǎn
lái
liǎo
informalSpoken
the boss is coming
Adjective + Nounwith
lǎo
bǎn
informalSpoken
big boss

Example Sentences with 老板

shì
de
lǎo
bǎn
He is my boss.
lǎo
bǎn
guān
xīn
xiàng
suàn
fāng
àn
nín
yǒu
shén
me
de
zhǐ
shì
ma
Boss, regarding the budget proposal for the new project, do you have any specific instructions?
guǒ
lǎo
bǎn
tóng
zhè
ge
men
suǒ
yǒu
de
dōu
jiāng
bái
fèi
If the boss doesn't agree to this proposal, all our efforts will be in vain.
lǎo
bǎn
jīn
tiān
hěn
gāo
xìng
yīn
wèi
gōng
zhuàn
le
hěn
duō
qián
The boss is very happy today because the company made a lot of money.
men
lǎo
bǎn
píng
shí
shì
gèng
zhù
zhòng
tuán
duì
zuò
hái
shì
gèng
kàn
zhòng
rén
Does your boss usually place more emphasis on teamwork or on individual performance?
lǎo
bǎn
gāng
cái
lái
diàn
huà
shuō
huì
lín
shí
xiāo
le
ràng
jiā
xiān
xià
bān
The boss just called and said the meeting was cancelled at the last minute, so everyone can leave work now.
zhè
jiā
cān
tīng
de
lǎo
bǎn
qīn
xià
chú
wèi
rén
zhǔn
bèi
měi
wèi
de
cài
yáo
The owner of this restaurant personally cooks to prepare delicious dishes for the guests.
jǐn
guǎn
lǎo
bǎn
chū
le
yán
de
píng
dàn
tóng
shí
gěi
chū
le
jiàn
shè
xìng
de
gǎi
jìn
fāng
àn
Although the boss offered harsh criticism, he also provided constructive suggestions for improvement at the same time.