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寒暄

hán xuān

HSK 6 2-character word

What 寒暄 means

1. to exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries

The characters in 寒暄

• 寒háncold; poor; to tremble
• 暄xuāngenial and warm

Example sentences

• “天天寒暄就是我们做的所有事了。”汤姆无奈地回答。
  "Exchanging courtesies every day is all we've done," Tom answered with resignation.
• 照例寒暄了一阵，照例闲扯扯队里的新闻以后，他在不知不觉中就把谈话引入了正题。
  Zhàolì hánxuān le yīzhèn, zhàolì xiánchě chě duì lǐ de xīnwén yǐhòu, tā zài bùzhībùjué zhōng jiù bǎ tánhuà yǐnrù le zhèng tí.
  We exchanged pleasantries, and chatted cordially about news in the team, and he moved the conversation naturally on to the main topic.
• 我们照例寒暄了一阵，闲扯扯队里的新闻以后，他在不知不觉中就把谈话引入了正题。
  We exchanged pleasantries, and chatted cordially about news in the team, and he moved the conversation naturally on to the main topic.