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老大

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lǎo dà
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. very
  2. 2. eldest child in a family
  3. 3. leader of a group
  4. 4. boss
  5. 5. captain of a boat
  6. 6. leader of a criminal gang

Words Containing 老大

老大妈
lǎo dà mā

\Madam\ (affectionate term for an elderly woman)

老大哥
lǎo dà gē

big brother

老大爷
lǎo dà yé

uncle

老大不小
lǎo dà bù xiǎo

no longer a child (idiom)

老大娘
lǎo dà niáng

Madam (polite address)

空心老大
kōng xīn lǎo dà

pretentious and vacuous person

船老大
chuán lǎo dà

coxswain

以老大自居
yǐ lǎo dà zì jū

regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status

龙头老大
lóng tóu lǎo dà

big boss

Child Words of 老大

大
dà

big; large; great

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

大
dài

see 大夫[dài fu]

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