老板 lǎobǎn boss
Robam (brand); boss; business proprietor
How to remember 老板: 老 old + 板 board = boss.
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How it is used
- Boss or business owner - 我们老板 (wǒmen lǎobǎn) our boss; also a term of address to a shopkeeper: 老板，多少钱？ (lǎobǎn, duōshao qián?) Boss, how much?
- Used both for one's employer and for any small-shop proprietor you're buying from.
- The brand-name gloss (Robam) is incidental; the everyday meaning is boss.
Example sentences
- 老板真笨。 Lǎobǎn zhēn bèn.The boss is really stupid.
- 老板对我的工作要求严格。 Lǎobǎn duì wǒ de gōngzuò yāoqiú yángé.The boss is strict with my work.
- 这件事他处理得很好，得到了老板的表扬。 Zhèjiàn shì tā chǔlǐde hěn hǎo, dédào le lǎobǎn de biǎoyáng.He dealt with this matter very well and obtained his boss's praise.