Chinese Word: 唠 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

唠 (Trad.: 嘮)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:劳 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 劳 [ láo ] to labor, to toil; to do manual work

Similar Characters: 捞

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Pinyin: láo

English Definition:to chatter

Chinese Definition:
①(唠叨)说起来没完(“叨”读轻声)。亦作“唠唠叨叨”。

Example Words:

	唠叨HSK 6	láo dao	to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging
	唠这扯那	láo zhè chě nà	to talk about nothing in particular (idiom)

Pinyin: lào

English Definition:to gossip; to chat (dialect)

Chinese Definition:
①方言，说话，闲谈：有话慢慢唠。唠扯。唠嗑。

Example Words:

(dialect) to chat; to gossip

1		nǐ 你 jīng cháng 经常 hé 和 lǎo wài 老外 yòng 用 yīng yǔ 英语 lào kē 唠嗑 ma 吗？ Do you often speak English with foreigners?
2		mā ma 妈妈 chǎo cài 炒菜 shí 时 zǒng shì 总是 xǐ huan 喜欢 dāo lao 叨唠， yǒu diǎn 有点 fán rén 烦人。 Mom always likes to nag while cooking, it's a bit annoying.
3		wǒ 我 de 的 yé ye 爷爷 zuì ài 最爱 láo dao 唠叨 le 了， měi cì 每次 jiàn miàn 见面 dōu 都 yào 要 tīng 听 tā 他 shuō 说 bàn tiān 半天。 My grandpa talks excessively, and every time we meet, I have to listen to him for half an hour.