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聊liáo(coll.) to chat

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聊 (liáo) means "(coll.) to chat." It describes talking casually with someone, and is often doubled as 聊聊 or followed by 天 in 聊天 (to chat). It is an everyday spoken word. You can 聊 with friends about work, school, or plans, as in 我们聊聊吧 (let's chat).

What does 聊 mean?

  1. 1.

    (coll.) to chatverb

What does the character 聊 mean?

  • 聊(coll.) to chat

How do you use 聊?

聊 can take a topic as its object (聊工作) and is often doubled as 聊聊 for a relaxed tone.

What are some examples of 聊 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 2

    我们一起聊聊吧。

    Wǒmen yìqǐ liáoliao ba.

    Let's have a chat together.

  2. HSK 1

    他们在聊什么？

    Tāmen zài liáo shénme?

    What are they chatting about?

  3. HSK 3

    我和朋友聊了很久。

    Wǒ hé péngyou liáo le hěn jiǔ.

    I chatted with my friend for a long time.

How is 聊 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    昨天晚上你给谁打电话了？

    Zuótiān wǎnshang nǐ gěi shéi dǎ diànhuà le?

    Who did you call last night?

  2. Speaker B:

    我的老同学小王，我们聊了两个小时。

    Wǒ de lǎo tóngxué Xiǎo Wáng, wǒmen liáo le liǎng ge xiǎoshí.

    My old classmate Xiao Wang; we chatted for two hours.

  3. Speaker A:

    他现在做什么工作？

    Tā xiànzài zuò shénme gōngzuò?

    What work does he do now?

  4. Speaker B:

    他在一家医院当医生。

    Tā zài yì jiā yīyuàn dāng yīshēng.

    He works as a doctor at a hospital.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.