老总

Traditional: 老總

lǎo zǒng

Dictionary entry

boss

What does 老总 mean?

老总 (lǎo zǒng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1boss

2sir (person with a leading role in an organization)

3(after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA

4(Qing dynasty) high ranking government official

5(old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer

Character breakdown

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老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)总zǒng(bound form) general; overall · to sum up

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How to pronounce 老总

老总

lǎo zǒng

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