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“哈哈”和“666”

What do 哈哈 and 666 mean in Chinese texting?

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在zài中国zhōngguó，大家dàjiā都dōu在zài手机shǒujī上shàng说话shuōhuà。手机shǒujī上shàng有yǒu两liǎng个gè东西dōngxī，你nǐ天天tiāntiān都dōu能néng看见kànjiàn：“哈哈hāhā”和hé“666”。

“哈哈hāhā”是shì笑xiào。写xiě很hěn多duō“哈hā”，是shì说shuō你nǐ非常fēicháng高兴gāoxìng！

“666”呢ne？它tā不是búshì钱qián，是shì说shuō“太好了tàihǎole”。朋友péngyǒu做zuò了le一yí件jiàn很hěn好hǎo的de事shì，你nǐ可以kéyǐ写xiě“666”。

雨雨今年jīnnián十shí岁suì。今天jīntiān晚上wǎnshang，她tā一yí个gè人rén做zuò了le晚饭wǎnfàn：鸡蛋jīdàn面条miàntiáo。她tā在zài手机shǒujī上shàng给gěi爸爸bàba妈妈māma写xiě：“今天jīntiān的de晚饭wǎnfàn是shì我wǒ做zuò的de！”

爸爸bàba写xiě：“666！”

妈妈māma问wèn：“这zhè是shì什么shénme？你nǐ要yào给gěi她tā六百六十六liùbǎiliùshíliù块kuài钱qián吗ma？”

爸爸bàba写xiě：“哈哈哈哈hāhāhāhā！不是búshì钱qián，是shì说shuō她tā做zuò的de面条miàntiáo太好了tàihǎole！”

雨雨看见kànjiàn了le，也yě写xiě：“妈妈māma，那nà你nǐ给gěi我wǒ六百六十六liùbǎiliùshíliù块kuài钱qián，好hǎo吗ma？哈哈哈hāhāhā哈哈哈hāhāhā！”

妈妈māma只zhǐ写xiě了le一yí个gè字zì：“哈hā。”

Key words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
中国	zhōngguó	China
手机	shǒujī	mobile phone; cell phone
上	shàng	up; above; on
说话	shuōhuà	to speak; to talk
东西	dōngxī	east and west
能	néng	can; to be able to
看见	kànjiàn	to see; to catch sight of
写	xiě	to write
多	duō	many; much
说	shuō	to speak; to say
高兴	gāoxìng	happy; glad; pleased
钱	qián	money

English (for the teacher)

In China, everyone talks on their phones. There are two things on the phone you'll see every day: “haha” and “666”.

“Haha” is laughing. If you write lots of “ha”s, it means you're really happy!

And “666”? It isn't money; it means “awesome”. When a friend does something great, you can write “666”.

Yuyu is ten this year. This evening she made dinner all by herself: egg noodles. On her phone she wrote to Mum and Dad: “I made tonight's dinner!”

Dad wrote: “666!”

Mum asked: “What's this? Are you giving her six hundred and sixty-six yuan?”

Dad wrote: “Hahahaha! It's not money; it means her noodles are awesome!”

Yuyu saw it and wrote too: “Mum, then can you give me six hundred and sixty-six yuan? Hahahahahaha!”

Mum wrote just one character: “Ha.”