to talk nonsense; to chatter idly
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to talk nonsense; to chatter idly
dialectA colloquial, slightly dismissive term indicating the conversation is meaningless, trivial, or untrue. Commonly used in northern Chinese dialects.
Bié别
tīng听
tā他
zài在
zhè这
lǐ儿
chě扯
dàn淡
，
tā他
shuō说
de的
méi没
yī一
jù句
shì是
zhēn真
de的
。
Don't listen to him talking nonsense here; nothing he says is true.
Wǒ我
men们
jǐ几
gè个
xián闲
zhe着
méi没
shì事
，
jiù就
zài在
chá茶
guǎn馆
lǐ里
chě扯
dàn淡
。
A few of us had nothing to do, so we just chatted idly in the teahouse.
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Tā他
nà那
shì是
zài在
chě扯
dàn淡
ne呢
，
bié别
dàng当
zhēn真
。
He's just spouting nonsense; don't take it seriously.