pān tán
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  • v.engage in small talk; strike up a conversation; chit-chat; have a chat

    • tā men liǎ pān tán qǐ lai hěn xiāng tóu

      他们攀谈起来相投

      They struck up a conversation and found each other congenial.

    • wǒ hěn xiǎng hé tā pān tán yī xià

      攀谈一下

      I very much wanted to chat with him.

    • wǒ men pān tán qǐ lai

      我们攀谈起来

      We struck up a conversation.

    • hé péng you pān tán

      朋友攀谈

      have a chat with a friend

    • tā men liǎng gè rén biān hē chá biān pān tán shí fēn tóu jī

      他们攀谈十分投机

      They had a most congenial chat over tea.

    • wǒ shè fǎ tóng tā pān tán qǐ lai

      设法攀谈起来

      I tried to spark up a conversation with her.