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

As an Adjective

old (in age)

Shǎoxiǎolí

少小离

jiā

家

lǎodà

老大

huí

回

leave home young and return old

As a Noun

eldest child in a family

Lǎodà

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