老大

lǎodà

noun HSK 7-9 #3,171

Meanings

HSK 1

我是家里的老大。

Wǒ shì jiālǐ de lǎodà.

I am the eldest in my family.

HSK 3

你才是老大，听你的。

Nǐ cái shì lǎodà, tīng nǐ de.

You're the boss, we'll do what you say.

HSK 5

他是这个帮派的老大。

Tā shì zhège bāngpài de lǎodà.

He is the boss of this gang.

usage

老大 can mean the eldest sibling (老大, 老二, 老三...) or a gang/group leader. Context makes it clear.

As 'boss/leader', 老大 is informal and sometimes associated with underworld slang.

老 lǎo

大 dà