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聊天

liáo tiān · liao tian

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Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to chat; to gossip
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In a conversation

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Who are you chatting with?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)笑(xiào)什么(shénme)呢(ne)？

    What are you laughing at?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)和(hé)朋友(péngyou)聊天(liáotiān)。

    I'm chatting with a friend.

  3. Dengdeng

    你们(nǐmen)聊(liáo)什么(shénme)？

    What are you chatting about?

  4. Liangliang

    聊(liáo)你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)唱(chàng)的(de)歌(gē)。

    About the song you sang yesterday.

  5. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)？你(nǐ)又(yòu)说(shuō)我(wǒ)了(le)！

    What? You told them about that again!

  6. Liangliang

    放心(fàngxīn)，聊天(liáotiān)的(de)时候(shíhou)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)说(shuō)了(le)好话(hǎohuà)。

    Don't worry, I only said good things while chatting.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)晚(wǎn)我(wǒ)非(fēi)常(cháng)享(xiǎng)受(shòu)和(hé)你(nǐ)的(de)聊(liáo)天(tiān)。

I enjoyed talking with you this evening very much.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maxine · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)一(yì)边(biān)喝(hē)茶(chá)一(yì)边(biān)聊(liáo)天(tiān)，很(hěn)放(fàng)松(sōng)。

We chatted while drinking tea, and it was very relaxing.

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