Definition
唠 (láo) is a bound morpheme that only appears in compound words related to talking. The most common compound is 唠叨 (láodao), meaning 'to chatter, to nag'. Another is 唠嗑 (làokē), a colloquial term for 'to chat'. It has no independent meaning outside of these disyllabic words, so you never use it alone. Think of 唠 as the first syllable in a two-syllable talk-related verb.
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used in compound words meaning to chatternagor chat informally (e.g. 唠叨, 唠嗑)
Examples
- 。Tā zǒng ài láodao biérén.She always likes to nag others.
- ,。Nǐmen bié láodao le, kuài zǒu ba.Stop chattering, let's go quickly.
- 唠。Zánmen zhǎo ge shíjiān láokē ba.Let's find some time to chat casually.
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