lào
verb #16,390

Meanings

  1. 1 to chat
  2. 2 to gossip
  3. 3 to natter (dialectal)

Examples

Nǎinai xǐhuan hé línjū lào jiācháng.
Grandma likes to chat with the neighbors about everyday things.
Zánmen zhǎo gè dìfang zuòxia láolao.
Let's find somewhere to sit and have a chat.

Tips

register
is distinctly northern/northeastern Chinese dialect. In standard Mandarin, (liáo) is the neutral word for 'to chat.' (làokē) is the full northeastern expression.
mistakes
has two pronunciations: lào (to chat, dialectal) and láo (as in 唠叨 láodao, to nag). Different meanings, different tones.

Stroke Order

lào