shénkǎn

神侃

Word · Verb

chat idly; shoot the breeze; gossip

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to chat idly; to shoot the breeze; to gossip; to natter

dialect

Originally from northern Chinese dialects, this term describes casual, often lengthy and meandering conversation without a serious purpose. It often implies talking for the sake of talking, sometimes with exaggeration or trivial subject matter. Commonly used in informal spoken contexts.

Liǎng两
rén人
biān边
chī吃
fàn饭
biān边
shén神
kǎn侃
 。

The two of them chatted idly while eating.

Tā他
men们
zuò坐
zài在
nàr那
shén儿
kǎn神
le侃
yī了
xià一
wǔ下
 午
 。

They sat there shooting the breeze all afternoon.

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Bié别
zhěng整
tiān天
shén神
kǎn侃
le了
 ,
hái还
shì是
gàn干
diǎn点
zhèng正
shì事
ba吧
 。

Stop nattering all day long and do some real work instead.