老板 (Lǎo bǎn): meaning and stroke order

老板 in our stories

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• 楼下有一家小面馆，每次去，她都要跟老板说一遍：“不要辣。”

  lóuxià yǒu yì jiā xiǎo miànguǎn měicì qù tā dōu yào gēn lǎobǎn shuō yí biàn búyào là

  There was a little noodle shop downstairs, and every time she went she had to tell the owner, "No chilli."

  From the story No chilli, please HSK 4

• 单子上写着：“海兴号”船底有裂缝，必须马上修理。可是在下面，公司老板用红笔批了两个字：“缓修。”

  dānzi shàng xiě zhe Hǎixīng hào chuándǐ yǒu lièfèng bìxū mǎshàng xiūlǐ kěshì zài xiàmiàn gōngsī lǎobǎn yòng hóng bǐ pī le liǎng gè zì huǎn xiū

  It said the Haixing's hull was cracked and had to be repaired at once. But underneath, the company owner had written two words in red ink: "Delay repair."

  From the story The storm that never was HSK 7–9 · Level 8