老爸
lǎo bà
Pinyin

Definition

老爸
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lǎo bà
  1. father
  2. dad

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

爸
bà
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 dad
  3. 3 pa
  4. 4 papa
爸爸
bà ba
  1. 1 (informal) father
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老
lǎo
  1. 1 prefix 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
  2. 2 old (of people)
  3. 3 venerable (person)
  4. 4 experienced
  5. 5 of long standing
  6. 6 always
  7. 7 all the time
  8. 8 of the past
  9. 9 very
  10. 10 outdated
  11. 11 (of meat etc) tough
老公
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
老婆
lǎo pó
  1. 1 (coll.) wife
老妈
lǎo mā
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 mom
老师
lǎo shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老板
lǎo bǎn
  1. 1 variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]
老爸
lǎo bà
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 dad
古老
gǔ lǎo
  1. 1 ancient
  2. 2 old
  3. 3 age-old
回老家
huí lǎo jiā
  1. 1 to go back to one's roots
  2. 2 to return to one's native place
  3. 3 by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)
年老
nián lǎo
  1. 1 aged
爸妈
bà mā
  1. 1 dad and mom
老人
lǎo rén
  1. 1 old man or woman
  2. 2 the elderly
  3. 3 one's aged parents or grandparents
老人家
lǎo rén jiā
  1. 1 polite term for old woman or man
老化
lǎo huà
  1. 1 to age (of person or object)
  2. 2 becoming old
老友
lǎo yǒu
  1. 1 old friend
  2. 2 sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
老外
lǎo wài
  1. 1 (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person)
  2. 2 layman
  3. 3 amateur
老大
lǎo dà
  1. 1 old age
  2. 2 very
  3. 3 eldest child in a family
  4. 4 leader of a group
  5. 5 boss
  6. 6 captain of a boat
  7. 7 leader of a criminal gang
老天
lǎo tiān
  1. 1 God
  2. 2 Heavens

Idioms (20)

一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
  1. 1 until the end of time (idiom)
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
  3. 3 the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
敬老尊贤
jìng lǎo zūn xián
  1. 1 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
活到老，学到老
huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo
  1. 1 One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
无颜见江东父老
wú yán jiàn Jiāng dōng fù lǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
狗逮老鼠
gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ
  1. 1 lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be meddlesome
白头偕老
bái tóu xié lǎo
  1. 1 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
  2. 2 until death do us part
白头到老
bái tóu dào lǎo
  1. 1 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
  2. 2 until death do us part
翻老皇历
fān lǎo huáng lì
  1. 1 to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
老大徒伤悲
lǎo dà tú shāng bēi
  1. 1 vain regrets of old age (idiom)
老天爷饿不死瞎家雀
lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què
  1. 1 lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't give up hope
  3. 3 if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel
老婆孩子热炕头
lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou
  1. 1 wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom)
  2. 2 the simple and good life
老于世故
lǎo yú shì gù
  1. 1 experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
  2. 2 sophisticated

Sample Sentences

我老爸说不可以抽烟。
wǒ lǎobà shuō bù kěyǐ chōuyān 。
My dad said I should not smoke.
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老爸，你的微信头像太土了，换一个吧。
lǎobà ，nǐ de wēixìn tóuxiàng tài tǔ le ，huàn yī gè ba 。
Dad, your Weixin profile photo is too out-dated. Switch it.
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好，打开了。老爸，你收藏一下吧。
hǎo ，dǎkāi le 。lǎobà ，nǐ shōucáng yīxià ba 。
Ok. It's open. Bookmark it Dad.
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对对对，还有老爸一件衬衫穿十年，我知道啦。
duìduìduì ，háiyǒu lǎobà yī jiàn chènshān chuān shí nián ，wǒ zhīdào la 。
Yes, yes, and dad wears one shirt for ten years. I know!
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这是对爸妈的孝心啊，连这点儿时间力气都不愿意花，枉费老爸老妈养你几十年。
zhè shì duì bàmā de xiàoxīn ā ，lián zhèdiǎnr shíjiān lìqi dōu bù yuànyì huā ，wǎngfèi lǎobà lǎomā yǎng nǐ jǐshínián 。
This shows your filial piety towards your parents. If you're not even willing to spend such a small amount of time and effort, it seems like mum and dad wasted several decades raising you.
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算了算了，老爸不是常说，他付电费，所以他爱怎么用就怎么用。
suànle suànle ，lǎobà bùshì cháng shuō ，tā fù diànfèi ，suǒyǐ tā ài zěnme yòng jiù zěnme yòng 。
Leave it, leave it, isn't dad always saying, he pays the electricity bill, so he can use electricity however he wants.
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那也没办法，他是你老爸啊。
nà yě méi bànfǎ ，tā shì nǐ lǎobà ā 。
There's nothing to be done, he's your father.
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我老爸不是你老爸？你这个做大哥的应该劝劝他，不然好像全家就只有我一个小孩跟他作对，真是的…
wǒ lǎobà bùshì nǐ lǎobà ？nǐ zhè ge zuò dàgē de yīnggāi quànquan tā ，bùrán hǎoxiàng quánjiā jiù zhǐyǒu wǒ yī gè xiǎohái gēn tā zuòduì ，zhēnshìde …
And he's not your father too? As the eldest son you should try to give him some advice, otherwise it seems like it's only me in the whole family... who confronts him, it's not right...
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老爸，我台灯不亮了。
lǎobà ，wǒ táidēng bù liàng le 。
Dad, there's no light coming from my desk lamp.
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哎，正发愁这事儿呢！不回吧，一年到头不回家看看也不像话；回吧，个人问题没解决，老爸老妈，亲朋好友非要唠叨死我。想想就好烦！
āi ，zhèng fāchóu zhè shìr5 ne ！bù huí ba ，yīniándàotóu bù huíjiā kàn kan yě bù xiànghuà ；huí ba ，gèrénwèntí méi jiějué ，lǎobà lǎomā ，qīnpénghǎoyǒu fēiyào láodao sǐ wǒ 。xiǎngxiang jiù hǎo fán ！
Yeah, this is really bothering me. If I don't go, then I won't have been home for a whole year and that's unacceptable. If I go, and the problem of my being single isn't resolved, my mom and dad, and all my relatives and friends are going to nag me to death. Just thinking about it is so annoying!
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