Chinese Traditional: 老闆
Chinese Simplified: 老板
Pinyin: lao3 ban3
Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ
English Meaning: boss, business proprietor
German Meaning: Chef, Boss
Spanish Meaning: el jefe
Classifier: (ge5) or (wei4)

Example Sentences:

老闆等一下要用這台電腦。
老板等一下要用这台电脑。
lao3 ban3 deng3 yi2 xia4 yao4 yong4 zhe4 tai2 dian4 nao3.
The boss wants to use this computer later.
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他是這間公司的老闆。
他是这间公司的老板。
ta1 shi4 zhe4 jian1 gong1 si1 de5 lao3 ban3.
He is the boss of this company.
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我的老闆問我什麼時候可以完成工作。
我的老板问我什么时候可以完成工作。
wo3 de5 lao3 ban3 wen4 wo3 shen2 me5 shi2 hou4 ke3 yi3 wan2 cheng2 gong1 zuo4.
My boss asked me when I could finish my work.
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我可以跟你的老闆談談嗎?
我可以跟你的老板谈谈吗?
wo3 ke3 yi3 gen1 ni3 de5 lao3 ban3 tan2 tan2 ma5?
Can I talk to your boss, please?
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我的老闆很容易生氣。
我的老板很容易生气。
wo3 de5 lao3 ban3 hen3 rong2 yi4 sheng1 qi4.
My boss gets angry very easily.
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我們的老闆會迅速開除表現不佳的員工。
我们的老板会迅速开除表现不佳的员工。
wo3 men5 de5 lao3 ban3 hui4 xun4 su4 kai1 chu2 biao3 xian4 bu4 jia1 de5 yuan2 gong1.
Our boss quickly fires employees who don't perform.
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我們的老闆去參加一個會議。
我们的老板去参加一个会议。
wo3 men5 de5 lao3 ban3 qu4 can1 jia1 yi2 ge5 hui4 yi4.
Our boss is away at a conference.
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Related Words:

 

lǎo

1. old 2. always, all the time 3. venerable (person) 4. (prefix used before the surname of a person to indicate affection or familiarity) 5. (prefix used before a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family)

Here: (prefix used before the surname of a person to indicate affection or familiarity)

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bǎn

boss, owner

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