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Definitions
- 1. (coll.) husband
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Collocations
Used with 的 before a name, e.g. 我的老公, but often just as a term of address without possessive.
Common mistakes
老公 is informal; avoid in formal contexts like official documents, where 丈夫 is preferred.
Example Sentences
3 shown我 老公 很喜欢做饭。
我 老公 沒用。
我應該告訴我 老公 。
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