聊

liáo · liao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. (coll.) to chat
  2. (literary) temporarily; for a while
  3. (literary) somewhat; slightly
  4. (literary) to depend upon

In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)跟(gēn)我(wǒ)聊(liáo)了(le)这(zhè)么(me)久(jiǔ)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)我(wǒ)叫(jiào)什(shén)么(me)?!

You've been talking to me for so long, don't you know my name?!

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by Ivanovb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)有(yǒu)几(jǐ)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)时(shí)间(jiān)吗(ma)?我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)跟(gēn)你(nǐ)聊(liáo)一(yí)下(xià)。

Can you spare me a few minutes? I'd like to have a word with you.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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