HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 3
老板
Boss, shopkeeper, or business owner.
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 3
Why does 老板 look like this?
'老' (lǎo) means old or venerable, and '板' (bǎn) means a board or plank. Together, they originally referred to the master of a shop who sat behind a wooden counter (plank). Nowadays, it's a friendly way to call your boss or the owner of a business!