chat about old times; reminisce
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to reminisce about old times; to chat about the past (with old friends after a long separation)
literaryOften used in literary or formal contexts when old friends meet again. Implies a warm, nostalgic conversation about shared history.
wéi围
lú炉
huà话
jiù旧
They sat around the stove, reminiscing about old times.
liǎng两
wèi位
lǎo老
rén人
jiǔ久
bié别
chóng重
féng逢
，
zuò坐
zài在
shù树
xià下
huà话
jiù旧
。
The two old friends met again after a long separation, sitting under the tree and chatting about the past.
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tā他
men们
huà话
jiù旧
zhì至
shēn深
yè夜
，
fǎng仿
fú佛
huí回
dào到
le了
xué学
shēng生
shí时
dài代
。
They reminisced until late at night, as if they had returned to their student days.