Pinyin
English Definition
boss; proprietor; shopkeeper
Phrase
wǒ jiàn dào le lǎo bǎn běn rén 。
I meet the boss himself.
tā de lǎo bǎn yě xǔ huì shēng tā de qì 。
His boss might get angry with him.
lín dá shuō huà zǒng hǎo xiàng tā shì lǎo bǎn 。
Linda speaks as if she were a boss.
tā jué dìng qǐ sù tā de lǎo bǎn 。
He decided to bring a suit against his boss.
dāng lǎo bǎn jìn lái de shí hòu ； tā mén tíng zhǐ le jiāo tán 。
They stopped talking when their boss came in.