chat; have a conversation; talk
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to chat; to converse casually; to talk freely
Often implies a friendly, unhurried conversation between acquaintances or friends. Can be used with reduplication (叙谈叙谈) to indicate a brief chat.
Zhǎo找
gè个
shí时
jiān间
，
dà大
jiā家
hǎo好
hāo好
er儿
xù叙
tán谈
xù叙
tán谈
。
Let's find some time to have a good chat together.
Liǎng两
wèi位
lǎo老
péng朋
you友
duō多
nián年
wèi未
jiàn见
，
yī一
jiàn见
miàn面
biàn便
rè热
qiè切
de地
xù叙
tán谈
qǐ起
lái来
。
The two old friends hadn't seen each other for years, and began talking warmly as soon as they met.
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Wǒ我
men们
zài在
kā咖
fēi啡
guǎn馆
lǐ里
xù叙
tán谈
le了
zhěng整
zhěng整
yī一
gè个
xià下
wǔ午
。
We chatted in the café for a whole afternoon.
Yǒu有
kòng空
dào到
wǒ我
jiā家
lái来
xù叙
tán谈
xù叙
tán谈
。
Come to my place for a chat when you have time.