闲聊 meaning in English
to chat; casual conversation
Traditional 閒聊18 strokes
Meaning of 闲聊
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiánliáo
- to chat
- casual conversation
闲聊 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
别闲聊了，开始工作。
Cut the chit-chat and get to work.
不，我没有时间闲聊。
No, I don't have time for chitchat.
上课时不能闲聊。
You can't chatter during class.
和你闲聊。
I am chatting with you.
刚才我在和我爸妈闲聊。
Just now I was chatting with my parents.
Stroke order for each character
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闲 xián · idle · 7 strokes
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聊 liáo · to chat · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 闲聊.
| 无聊 | wúliáo | bored; boring |
| 休闲 | xiūxián | leisure; relaxation |
| 聊天儿 | liáotiānr | erhua variant of 聊天[liao2 tian1] |
| 悠闲 | yōuxián | leisurely; carefree |
| 说闲话 | shuō xiánhuà | to chat; to gossip |
| 聊天 | liáotiān | to chat; to gossip |
| 多管闲事 | duōguǎnxiánshì | meddling in other people's business |
| 闲逛 | xiánguàng | to stroll |
| 空闲 | kòngxián | leisure; spare time; (of a person) free; unoccupied |
| 管闲事 | guǎnxiánshì | to meddle; to be a "nosy Parker" |
| 少管闲事 | shǎoguǎnxiánshì | Mind your own business!; Don't interfere! |
| 游手好闲 | yóushǒuhàoxián | to idle about |
Questions about 闲聊
What does 闲聊 mean?
闲聊 (xiánliáo) means "to chat; casual conversation".
How do you write 闲聊?
闲聊 is made of 2 characters: 闲 (7 strokes), 聊 (11 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
How is 闲聊 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 闲聊 is written 閒聊.