HSK V7-9
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老大

/ lǎodà /
Strokes

Definition

old age/very/eldest child in a family/leader of a group/boss/captain of a boat/leader of a criminal gang

Example

As an Adjective

old (in age)

1
Shǎoxiǎo
少小离
jiā
lǎo
老大
huí

leave home young and return old

As a Noun

eldest child in a family

2
Lǎo
老大
dāngbīng
当兵
  
,
lǎoèr
老二
jīngshāng
经商
  

The eldest child is an army man and the second eldest child is a businessman.

As a Noun

chief crewman of a boat; boatman

As a Noun

chief of a gang, etc

As a Noun

number one; leading figure or enterprise

As an Adverb

much; greatly; very