来着

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Mandarin [edit]

simpl. 来着
trad. 來著

Adverb [edit]

来着 (simplified, Pinyin láizhe, traditional 來著)

  1. (colloquial) used after a verb when asking someone to repeat information
    你住在哪儿来着？
    Where do you live again?
  2. (colloquial) used after a verb to indicate a past action or state
    她上个星期还搬家来着，怎么会在旅游呢？
    She moved house only last week, how can she be travelling now?
    我忘记怎么拼写你的名字来着。
    I've forgotten how to spell your name.
    我说什么来着？
    What did I tell you? (i.e. I told you so!)

References [edit]

  • 2005, Yu Feng; Zhijie Jia, Jie Cai, Yaohua Shi, Judith M. Amory, Pop Chinese: A Cheng & Tsui Handbook Of Contemporary Colloquial Expressions (Cheng & Tsui Asian Dictionary Series) (话是这么说：中国当代流行语手册) (in English/Chinese), Boston: Cheng & Tsui, ISBN 0-88727-424-2:
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