老总 in English lao3 zong3 Meaning

Meanings

• boss
• sir (person with a leading role in an organization)
• (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA
• (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official
• (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer

Pinyin

lao3 zong3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

老lao3prefix 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 总zong3always