老爹

lǎodiē

noun #3,635

Meanings

1 dad; old man
2 pops; father (colloquial)

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

老爹，你怎么还没睡？

Lǎodiē, nǐ zěnme hái méi shuì?

Pops, why are you still up?

HSK 6

他老爹是个厨师。

Tā lǎodiē shì gè chúshī.

His old man is a chef.

Tips

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老爹 is informal and affectionate. It can also be used to address an elderly man respectfully in some dialects.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

爹 diē