Popular Words-淡定 (dàndìng) Be Calm 唠嗑 (làokē) Chat
淡定(dàndìng) Be Calm
Origin and Meaning
Lĭ Lěi, bú yào nàme jīdòng, dàndìng yì diǎnr!
李 磊,不 要 那么 激动, 淡定 一 点儿。
Li Lei, don’t be so excited, keep calm!
Nĭ zhè cì wŭtái biǎoxiàn búcuò, cóngróng dàndìng.
你 这 次 舞台 表现 不错, 从容 淡定。
Your performance was pretty good this time– you did not rush anything and appeared very calm.
唠嗑(làokē) Chat
Origin and Meaning
phrase 唠嗑(làokē) comes from the northeastern dialect of China. With the development of northeastern opuscula, especially those performed by the famous actors 赵本山(Zhào Běnshān) Zhao Benshan and 宋丹丹(Sòng Dāndān) newmovie Dandan, the phrase 唠嗑(làokē) is used very frequently throughout these opuscula. Since then, the phrase 唠嗑(làokē) became a popular phrase, widely known and used by people now. 唠(lào) means chatting and 嗑(kē) means cracking something between the teeth. When you want to chat with others, you can use the phrase 唠嗑(làokē).
Usage of the Phrase
Examples:
Wǒ nǎinai méi shìr shí jiù ài zhǎo rén làokēr.
我 奶奶 没 事儿 时 就 爱 找 人 唠嗑儿。
My grandma loves to find someone to chat with when she has free time.
Hǎo jiŭ dōu méi jiàn nĭ le, lào huìr kē ba!
好 久 都 没 见 你了,唠 会儿嗑 吧!
Long time no see, let’s chat for a while!
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