chat; shoot the breeze (dialect)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to chat; to gossip; to shoot the breeze
dialectPrimarily used in Northeastern Chinese (Dongbei dialect). Often implies casual, relaxed conversation among friends or acquaintances.
Lái来
，
zán咱
men们
zuò坐
xia下
lào唠
lao唠
。
Come on, let's sit down and have a chat.
Jǐ几
gè个
rén人
zài在
wū屋
lǐ里
lào唠
qǐ起
kē嗑
lái来
。
Several people started chatting inside the room.
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Dà大
yé爷
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
shù树
xià下
gēn跟
lín邻
jū居
lào唠
kē嗑
。
The old man likes to chat with his neighbors under the tree.
Bié别
guāng光
lào唠
kē嗑
，
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
gàn干
huó活
r儿
。
Stop chatting and get to work.