distant places; rambling talk
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesidiom
distant places; far apart; poles apart
neutralUsed to describe two places that are extremely far from each other, often at opposite ends of a country or the world.
Tā他
men们
liǎng两
rén人
yī一
gè个
tiān天
nán南
，
yī一
gè个
dì地
běi北
，
hěn很
nán难
jiàn见
shàng上
yī一
miàn面
。
The two of them live poles apart, making it very difficult to meet.
Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
dì地
fāng方
tiān天
nán南
dì地
běi北
，
xiāng相
jù距
wàn万
lǐ里
。
These two places are at opposite ends of the earth, thousands of miles apart.
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Tā他
de的
péng朋
you友
biàn遍
bù布
tiān天
nán南
dì地
běi北
。
His friends are scattered all over the country.
idiom
rambling discourse; wide-ranging talk; shooting the breeze
neutralCan be neutral or slightly negative depending on context. Often implies chatting about various unrelated topics without a fixed agenda.
Tā他
men们
tiān天
nán南
dì地
běi北
de地
liáo聊
le了
yī一
wǎn晚
shang上
。
They chatted about everything under the sun all evening.
Jiǔ酒
guò过
sān三
xún巡
，
dà大
jiā家
kāi开
shǐ始
tiān天
nán南
dì地
běi北
de地
hú胡
liáo聊
qǐ起
lái来
。
After a few rounds of drinks, everyone started rambling on about all sorts of random topics.
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Liǎng两
gè个
rén人
suī虽
rán然
shì是
dì第
yī一
cì次
jiàn见
miàn面
，
què却
liáo聊
de得
tiān天
nán南
dì地
běi北
，
shí十
fēn分
tóu投
jī机
。
Although it was their first meeting, the two chatted animatedly about all manner of things, getting along famously.