寒暄

tā zhǐ hán xuān le yī huì r bìng méi yǒu huí dá jì zhě de rèn hé wèn tí

他只寒暄了一会儿，并没有回答记者的任何问题。

He just had the usual polite small talk with the correspondents but did not answer any of their questions.

liǎng guó shǒu nǎo jiàn miàn shí hán xuān le jǐ jù

两国首脑见面时寒暄了几句。

The two heads of state exchanged greetings upon meeting.

tā men hán xuān zhī hòu jiù jìn rù zhèng tí le

他们寒暄之后，就进入正题了。

After exchanging greetings, they got down to business.

tā men zhī jiān shèn zhì lián lǐ mào de hán xuān dōu méi yǒu le

他们之间甚至连礼貌的寒暄都没有了。

They couldn't even have a civilized conversation any more.

hán xuān zhī hòu wǒ men kāi shǐ zuò zhèng shì

寒暄之后，我们开始做正事。

After some pleasant talk, we got down to business.