# 老大 (lǎodà)

In Mandarin Chinese, 老大 (lǎodà) means “eldest child; boss or leader; very (old/big)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: eldest child; boss or leader; very (old/big)
- Pinyin: lǎodà (lao3 da4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他是家里的老大，经常帮父母做家务。
  Tā shì jiālǐ de lǎodà, jīngcháng bāng fùmǔ zuò jiāwù.
  He is the eldest child at home and helps his parents.

## Characters

- [老](https://hanziro.com/word/lao-old/) (lǎo): old; (prefix) before surname
- [大](https://hanziro.com/word/da-big/) (dà): big; large

https://hanziro.com/word/lao-da-eldest-child/

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