唠 láo to chat
to chat; to gossip; to jaw; to talk
How to remember 唠: 口 mouth + 劳 to labor = to chat. The builders labor all morning, but at lunch every mouth is busy and they sit on the scaffold to chat.
Component breakdown
唠 = 口 mouth + 劳 to labor
- 口 mouth
- 劳 to labor
The builders labor all morning, but at lunch every mouth is busy and they sit on the scaffold to chat.
How it is used
- Reading láo in 唠叨 (láodao): to nag / go on and on - 妈妈总爱唠叨 (māma zǒng ài láodao) Mom always nags.
- Colloquial reading lào = to chat casually (northern speech) - 唠嗑 (làokē) to chew the fat / have a natter.
- So láo = tiresome nagging; lào = friendly chit-chat.