Usage note
老板表示店主或公司的负责人。
lǎo bǎn biǎo shì diàn zhǔ huò gōng sī de fù zé rén。
老板 means the owner or person in charge of a shop/company.
Context note
老板常用于工作、商店和口语。
lǎo bǎn cháng yòng yú gōng zuò 、 shāng diàn hé kǒu yǔ。
It is often used with work, stores, and spoken language.
5 examples
老板来了。
lǎo bǎn lái le。
The boss came.
老板很忙。
lǎo bǎn hěn máng。
The boss is very busy.
他是我的老板。
tā shì wǒ de lǎo bǎn。
He is my boss.
老板请我们吃饭。
lǎo bǎn qǐng wǒ men chī fàn。
The boss treated us to a meal.
老板在店里。
lǎo bǎn zài diàn lǐ。
The boss is in the shop.
5 mini stories
老师说，老板也要认真工作。
lǎo shī shuō， lǎo bǎn yě yào rèn zhēn gōng zuò。
The teacher said bosses also need to work seriously.
老板问他要不要帮忙。
lǎo bǎn wèn tā yào bu yào bāng máng。
The boss asked whether he needed help.
这家店的老板很亲切。
zhè jiā diàn de lǎo bǎn hěn qīn qiè。
The boss of this shop is very kind.
他们见到了老板。
tā men jiàn dào le lǎo bǎn。
They met the boss.
老板让大家早点回家。
lǎo bǎn ràng dà jiā zǎo diǎn huí jiā。
The boss asked everyone to go home early.
Mini dialogue
我的老板
A
你的老板怎么样？
Nǐ de lǎobǎn zěnmeyàng?
How is your boss?
B
我的老板很友好，常常帮助我们。
Wǒ de lǎobǎn hěn yǒuhǎo, chángcháng bāngzhù wǒmen.
My boss is very friendly and often helps us.
老板来了
A
老板来了，我们开始工作吧。
Lǎobǎn lái le, wǒmen kāishǐ gōngzuò ba.
The boss is coming, let's start working.
B
好的，老板喜欢我们认真工作。
Hǎo de, lǎobǎn xǐhuān wǒmen rènzhēn gōngzuò.
Okay, the boss likes us to work seriously.
Related words and contrasts
similar
经理
jīnglǐ
manager
A person in charge of a team or business.
opposite
员工
yuángōng
employee
A person who works for a boss or company.
related
店主
diànzhǔ
shop owner
The owner of a store, often the boss.