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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

老板 [lǎobǎn]
  1. 1. noun boss

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

老板 [lǎobǎn]
  1. 1. shopkeeper; proprietor; boss

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

老板 [lǎobǎn]
  1. 1. 旧指私营企业的所有者或经营者;现也指工商企业的经理,并作为对一般商人、店主的尊称。
  2. 2. 旧时对著名戏曲演员或兼任戏班班主的戏曲演员的尊称。

Examples

为报答老板的赏识,他愿为老板效犬马之劳。 犬马之劳
他的老板很趁钱。
His boss is rolling in money. 趁钱
老板把他给辞了。
His boss dismissed him.
老板打工
work for a boss 打工
当铺老板
pawnbroker 当铺
他对老板很服帖。
He is obedient to his boss. 服帖
你敢提意见,老板就给你小鞋儿穿。
If you dare to make a complaint the boss will give you a hard time. 给小鞋穿
老板尽可能地避开他的前妻,生怕她揭老底儿。
The boss goes out of his way to avoid his ex-wife for fear that she might disclose his unsavoury past. 揭老底
老板动不动就生气,在他面前说话,要赔点儿小心才好。
Our boss is easily offended, so be careful how you speak to him. 赔小心
我们老板爱惜人才,所以事业才有大的发展。 爱惜

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