老板

老闆

lǎobǎn

noun HSK 3 #924

Measure Word

一位老板 wèi

Meanings

1 boss; business owner
2 shopkeeper; proprietor

Characters

board; boss (colloquial)

Examples

老板，买单！

Lǎobǎn, mǎidān!

Boss, the check please!

我的老板对我很好。

Wǒ de lǎobǎn duì wǒ hěn hǎo.

My boss is very good to me.

他自己当老板。

Tā zìjǐ dāng lǎobǎn.

He's his own boss.

Tips

usage

老板 is also used to address any shop/restaurant owner: 老板，这个多少钱？'Boss, how much is this?' Female shop owner: 老板娘 (lǎobǎnniáng).

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

板 bǎn