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闲谈

xián tán

2-character word Traditional 閒談

What 闲谈 means

1. to chat

Other readings

闲谈 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• xián tánvariant of {闲谈|xián tán}

The characters in 闲谈

• 闲xiánenclosure; (variant of 闲; unoccupied
• 谈tánto speak; to talk; to converse

Example sentences

• 静坐常思己过，闲谈莫论人非。
  Jìngzuò cháng sī jǐ guo, xiántán mò lùn rén fēi.
  Recall the personal fault while leisure. Do not talk others' fault while chating.