chat; pass on a message
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to have a conversation; to chat
dialectUsed in Northern Mandarin dialects. Often implies a casual, brief talk.
Wǒ我
men们
liǎ俩
bù不
tài太
shú熟
，
zhǐ只
jiàn见
miàn面
dǎ打
ge个
zhāo招
hu呼
，
méi没
yǒu有
guò过
guo过
huà话
r儿
。
We are not very familiar with each other, we only say hello when we meet, we haven't had a proper chat.
Jiē街
fang坊
lín邻
jū居
méi没
shì事
r儿
jiù就
ài爱
zài在
yī一
kuài块
r儿
guò过
guo过
huà话
r儿
。
The neighbors like to get together and have a casual chat when they have free time.
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Tā他
xìng性
gé格
nèi内
xiàng向
，
gēn跟
shēng生
rén人
hěn很
shǎo少
guò过
huà话
。
He is introverted and rarely converses with strangers.
verb
to pass on a message; to relay words
dialectUsed in Northern Mandarin dialects. Refers to acting as a messenger between two parties.
Qǐng请
nǐ你
tì替
wǒ我
guò过
ge个
huà话
r儿
，
jiù就
shuō说
míng明
tiān天
wǒ我
bù不
qù去
zhǎo找
tā他
le了
。
Please pass on a message for me, just say I won't go to see him tomorrow.
Zhè这
shì事
wǒ我
bù不
fāng方
biàn便
zhí直
jiē接
shuō说
，
nǐ你
bāng帮
wǒ我
gěi给
tā他
guò过
ge个
huà话
r儿
ba吧
。
I can't say this directly, can you help me relay a message to him?
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Tā他
men们
liǎ俩
yǒu有
máo矛
dùn盾
，
quán全
kào靠
Lǎo老
Wáng王
zài在
zhōng中
jiān间
guò过
huà话
。
They have a conflict, and they rely entirely on Lao Wang to pass messages between them.