Definition & Meaning

chat; gossip; chew the fat

Word usage

liáo tiān r

聊 天 儿

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v.infmlchat; gossip; chew the fat
- tā yī biān hē chá yī biān gēn zhàn shì men liáo tiān r
  他一边喝茶，一边跟战士们聊天儿。
  He chatted with the soldiers over a cup of tea.
- wǒ xǐ huan hé péng you zài yī qǐ liáo tiān r
  我喜欢和朋友在一起聊天儿。
  I enjoy a chat with a friend.
- hái zi men zài wán shuǎ shí fù qīn yǔ lín jū liáo tiān r
  孩子们在玩耍时，父亲与邻居聊天儿。
  Father shot the breeze with his neighbour while the children were playing.
synonym
xián liáo闲聊 tán tiān谈天 xián tán闲谈 xián chě闲扯

Word usage

Separable word
"聊" and "天儿" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我们聊了一会儿天儿。
  We talked for a while.
- 我今天和他聊过天。
  I talked to him today.
- 无论聊什么天，他都不感兴趣。
  No matter what we talked about, he was not interested.
Reduplication
"聊天儿" can be reduplicated, for example: "聊聊天".
- 有朋友聊聊天是很惬意的。
  It's nice having friends to chat to.

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