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(lǎo dà) - boss, leader, eldest child in Mandarin

lǎo

Traditional: 老大

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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)

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Examples

He is the boss around here.

The boss has the final say.

He is the eldest child in the family.

Everyone listens to the boss.

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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This word is part of lesson 22.