chat; gossip; shoot the breeze
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to chat; to gossip; to engage in idle talk
informalColloquial term for casual, unimportant conversation. Often implies talking about trivial matters to pass time.
Liǎng两
rén人
xián闲
chě扯
le了
yī一
zhèn阵
zi子
。
The two of them chatted for a while.
Tā他
men们
zuò坐
zài在
kā咖
fēi啡
tīng厅
lǐ里
xián闲
chě扯
le了
yī一
xià下
wǔ午
。
They sat in the café shooting the breeze all afternoon.
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Bié别
xián闲
chě扯
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
tán谈
zhèng正
shì事
ba吧
。
Stop chatting; let's talk about serious matters.