chat; gossip; casual talk
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to chat; to engage in casual conversation; to talk about various topics
neutralOften used in the set phrase 谈天说地. In colloquial speech, can take the 儿 suffix (谈天儿) to sound more casual and friendly.
Wǒ我
men们
zuò坐
zài在
kā咖
fēi啡
guǎn馆
lǐ里
tán谈
tiān天
。
We sat chatting in the café.
Tā他
men们
xǐ喜
huan欢
tán谈
tiān天
shuō说
dì地
，
cóng从
zhèng政
zhì治
liáo聊
dào到
tǐ体
yù育
。
They love to chat about everything under the sun, from politics to sports.
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Jǐ几
gè个
lǎo老
péng朋
you友
jù聚
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
tán谈
tiān天
r儿
。
A few old friends gathered together for a chat.
Bié别
guāng光
tán谈
tiān天
，
kuài快
gàn干
huó活
ba吧
。
Stop chatting and get to work.