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老大

lǎo dà

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

老大 (lǎo dà) means "old age; very; eldest child in a family". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 老大 means

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

The characters in 老大

• 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of…
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐

Example sentences

• 老大哥在看着你。
  Lǎodàgē zài kàn zhe nǐ.
  Big Brother is watching you.

Words starting with 老大

• 老大爷lǎo dà yéuncle; grandpa
• 老大哥lǎo dà gēbig brother
• 老大娘lǎo dà niángold lady; Madam (polite address)
• 老大妈lǎo dà mā"Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
• 老大不小lǎo dà bù xiǎono longer a child (idiom)
• 老大徒伤悲lǎo dà tú shāng bēivain regrets of old age (idiom)

Words containing 老大

• 船老大chuán lǎo dàcoxswain; steersman; boatswain (bo'sun)
• 以老大自居yǐ lǎo dà zì jūregarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status
• 龙头老大lóng tóu lǎo dàbig boss; leader of a group; dominant (position)
• 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲shào zhuàng bù nǔ lì , lǎo dà tú shāng bēiif you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age

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