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老板

lǎo bǎn · lao ban/Lǎo bǎn · lao ban

Traditional 老闆

HSK 3 Old HSK 5

Meaning

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lǎo bǎn 老闆

boss
business proprietor
CL:個 / 个 (gè)

Lǎo bǎn 老闆

Robam (brand)

lǎo bǎn 老板

variant of 老闆 / 老板 (lǎo bǎn)

In a sentence

2 examples

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.

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

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people)

板

bǎn

board; plank

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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.