闲聊

xián liáo · xian liao

Traditional 閒聊

Meaning

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  1. to chat
  2. casual conversation

In a sentence

2 examples
01

刚(gāng)才(cái)我(wǒ)在(zài)和(hé)我(wǒ)爸(bà)妈(mā)闲(xián)聊(liáo)。

Just now I was chatting with my parents.

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

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ),抱(bào)歉(qiàn),我(wǒ)没(méi)时(shí)间(jiān)闲(xián)聊(liáo)。

Sorry, Tom, I don't have time to chat.

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

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