chat; talk casually
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to chat; to talk casually; to have an informal conversation
neutralImplies a relaxed, free-flowing, and often long conversation without a fixed agenda.
Xià夏
rì日
wǔ午
hòu后
，
wǒ我
men们
zuò坐
zài在
shù树
yīn荫
xià下
màn漫
huà话
jiā家
cháng常
。
On a summer afternoon, we sat under the shade of a tree chatting about family matters.
Liǎng两
wèi位
lǎo老
rén人
jīng经
cháng常
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
màn漫
huà话
rén人
shēng生
。
The two old men often chat about life in the park.
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Zhè这
běn本
shū书
yòng用
màn漫
huà话
de的
xíng形
shì式
jiè介
shào绍
le了
Zhōng中
guó国
lì历
shǐ史
。
This book introduces Chinese history in a casual conversational style.