Meaning
to chat; to have a chat; to kill time
Chinese: 聊天，也表示姑且、稍微。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “liao” becomes a different word in each tone. 聊 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 聊天儿liáo tiān rcolloquial (-r) form of 聊天
- 无聊wú liáobored; boring; senseless
- 聊天liáo tiānto chat; to gossip
- 聊以liáo yǐto use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent
- 聊生liáo shēngto earn a living (esp. with negative)
Example Sentence
周末，朋友们聚在一起聊天。Zhōu mò, péng you men jù zài yì qǐ liáo tiān.On weekends, friends gather together to chat.
周末Zhōu mòweekend，朋友péng youfriend们men(plural marker)聚在一起jù zài yì qǐto get together聊天liáo tiānto chat。