(lǎo dà) - boss, leader, eldest child in Mandarin
lǎodàTraditional: 老大
Translation
boss, leader, eldest child
Word origin
A compound of 老 (lǎo, old or senior) and 大 (dà, big), literally the old big one, hence the boss, the leader, or the eldest child.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 老 (lǎo, senior) + 大 (dà, big)
Stroke order
老
大
Examples
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He is the boss around here.
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The boss has the final say.
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He is the eldest child in the family.
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Everyone listens to the boss.
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The gang's leader is well known.
老大 (lǎo dà) means boss, leader, eldest child. It is a colloquial noun for the person in charge or the firstborn.
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