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(lǎo bà) - dad, old man (affectionate) in Mandarin

lǎobà

Traditional: 老爸

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Translation

dad, old man (affectionate)

Word origin

老爸 means dad, an affectionate form. 老 (lǎo) is here a familiar prefix (pictograph of an elder with a stick). 爸 (bà) means father, a phono-semantic compound with the 父 'father' radical and phonetic 巴 (bā).

Origin
compound
Root
老 (lǎo, familiar prefix) + 爸 (bà, father)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 老

老

Stroke order for 爸

爸

Examples

。

Dad is in a great mood today.

。

My dad drinks tea every morning.

，。

Dad, I am home.

，钓diào。

Dad, let's go fishing together at the weekend.

。

My old man is the best cook.

老爸 (lǎo bà) means dad, an affectionate term for father.

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This word is part of lesson 19.