Hello everyone, today you will learn a Chinese word from Miracle Mandarin, what is it? Yes! It is “kǎndàshān”. Do you know what does it mean? Do you know how to use it? Do you know when do you use it? Let Miracle Mandarin tell you:
 
侃大山
kǎndàshān
gossip, chat idly, chew the fat
 
Meaning
“侃大山”is a Beijing dialect. As a spoken language, it means chatting, making a joke, or speaking meaningless words. It often lasts a long time.
 
Here is some sentences:
1、Tā tiāntiān bú gàn zhèngshì, jiù zhīdao zhā rénduī li kǎndàshān.
他天天不干正事，就知道扎人堆里侃大山。
He does no work but just chats with people every day.
 
2、Běijīng de lǎorén dōu xĭhuan jù zài hútòng li kǎndàshān.
北京的老人都喜欢聚在胡同里侃大山。
The elders like chatting idly at Hutongs in Beijing.
 
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