Meaning of 聊天儿
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- erhua variant of 聊天[liao2 tian1]
How to use 聊天儿
聊天儿 is the erhua form of 聊天 (liáotiān), common in Beijing and northern speech. It is a verb-object phrase meaning to chat. Example: 我们喝茶聊天儿吧。(Wǒmen hē chá liáotiānr ba.) Let's have some tea and chat.
聊 (liáo) has the ear radical 耳, so picture people lending each other an ear, and 天 (tiān) means sky or day. Chatting is listening to each other about anything under the sky, and the 儿 adds a relaxed northern sound.
Common mistake: Learners often say 聊天儿 with someone as the object, like 聊天儿他. Since 天 is already the object, say 跟他聊天儿 (gēn tā liáotiānr) instead. Also, the 儿 is not a separate syllable. It merges into tiānr, which sounds close to tiār.
聊天儿 in example sentences
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聊 liáo · to chat · 11 strokes
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天 tiān · day · 4 strokes
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儿 ér · son · 2 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 聊天儿.
Questions about 聊天儿
What does 聊天儿 mean?
聊天儿 (liáotiānr) means "erhua variant of 聊天[liao2 tian1]".
How do you write 聊天儿?
聊天儿 is made of 3 characters: 聊 (11 strokes), 天 (4 strokes), 儿 (2 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 聊天儿 an HSK word?
Yes. 聊天儿 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 聊天儿 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 聊天儿 is written 聊天兒.
Is 聊天儿 different in meaning from 聊天?
No, they mean the same thing. 聊天儿 just sounds more casual and northern, while 聊天 is standard everywhere and is the usual written form.
Can I split 聊天儿 apart in a sentence?
Yes. Because it is a verb plus object, you can insert words between the parts, as in 聊了一会儿天儿 (liáo le yíhuìr tiānr), chatted for a while. You can also reduplicate the verb: 聊聊天儿 (liáoliao tiānr).