#HowToBeForeverFriends

Language is always evolving, and Mandarin Chinese is no exception. The past two years or so, more and more Chinese people are using the word “老铁 (lǎotiě).”

Originally, “老铁 (lǎotiě)” was used as a word by a northeastern Chinese dialect.

One example of how this word was created is the following:

Winter in northern China is cold, very, very cold, almost freezing.…