chat; chitchat; idle talk
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to chat; to engage in casual conversation
Neutral register, implies relaxed, informal conversation without a specific agenda. Can be used as a polite filler for social interaction.
Wǒ我
men们
zuò坐
zài在
kā咖
fēi啡
tīng厅
lǐ里
xián闲
liáo聊
le了
yí一
xià下
wǔ午
。
We sat in the café chatting all afternoon.
Tā他
men们
zhǐ只
shì是
xián闲
liáo聊
le了
jǐ几
jù句
tiān天
qì气
。
They merely exchanged a few words about the weather.
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Bié别
xián闲
liáo聊
le了
，
kāi开
shǐ始
gōng工
zuò作
ba吧
。
Stop chatting and get to work.