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闲聊

xián liáo

2-character word Traditional 閒聊

What 闲聊 means

1. to chat
2. casual conversation

The characters in 闲聊

• 闲xiánenclosure; (variant of 闲; unoccupied
• 聊liáo(colloquial) to chat; (literary) temporarily; for a while; (literary) somewhat; slightly

Example sentences

• 和你闲聊。
  Hé nǐ xiánliáo.
  I am chatting with you.
• 上课时不能闲聊。
  You can't chatter during class.
• 别闲聊了，工作去。
  Cut the chit-chat and get to work.
• 别闲聊了，开始工作。
  Cut the chit-chat and get to work.
• 不，我没有时间闲聊。
  No, I don't have time for chitchat.
• 刚才我在和我爸妈闲聊。
  Gāngcái wǒ zài hé wǒ bàmā xiánliáo.
  Just now I was chatting with my parents.

Words starting with 闲聊

• 闲聊天xián liáo tiānto chat; idle gossip