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聊 liáo

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聊 liáo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liáo | liao2
English translation
to chat
to depend upon (literary)
temporarily
just
slightly
somewhat, slightly, at least

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About 聊 liáo

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

聊 liáo

Contains the radical

耳 ěr

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

ear

Etymology of 聊 liáo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰耳卯

Semantic compound

耳 ěr

Phonetic compound

卯 mǎo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 耳 ěr represents the meaning and 卯 mǎo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 聊 liáo

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我 wǒ 终因无聊 wúliáo 厌烦 yàn fán ,憋 biē 得 dé 面 miàn 呈 chéng 死 sǐ 色 sè .

My face turns dead with boredom.

两 liǎng 人 rén 蹲 dūn 下 xià 就 jiù 聊 liáo 起来 qǐlai 了 le .

Squatting down, the two of them started to have a chat.

她 tā 隔 gé 着 zhāo 花园 huā yuán 篱笆 lí ba 和 hé 邻居 línjū 聊 liáo 了 le 很 hěn 久 jiǔ .

She had a good gossip with a neighbour over the garden fence.

孤单 gū dān 的 de 时候 shíhou 找 zhǎo 好 hǎo 朋友 péngyou 聊天 liáotiān 、逛 guàng 街 jiē 、吃饭 chī fàn .不要 bù yào 让 ràng 孤寂 gū jì 淹没 yānmò 自己 zìjǐ .

When ur lonely, find some friends to shop and dine.

请 qǐng 拿 ná 过 Guò 把 bǎ 椅子 yǐzi 来 lái 一 yī 起 qǐ 聊天 liáotiān .

Please pull up a chair and join the conversation.

Words with 聊 liáo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
无聊 wúliáo bored無聊
聊 liáo to chat聊 liáo
聊天 liáotiān to chat聊天 liáotiān
闲聊 xián liáo to chat閑聊
百无聊赖 bǎi wú liáo lài bored stiff百無聊賴
聊城 Liáo chéng Liaocheng prefecture-level city in Shandong聊城 Liáo chéng
民不聊生 mín bù liáo shēng no way of getting by民不聊生 mín bù liáo shēng
聊城市 Liáo chéng shì Liaocheng prefecture-level city in Shandong聊城市 Liáo chéng shì
聊斋志异 Liáo zhāi Zhì yì Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by 蒲松齡|蒲松龄 Pú Sōng líng [Pú​Sōng​líng]聊齋志異
聊以自慰 liáo yǐ zì wèi to find relief in聊以自慰 liáo yǐ zì wèi
聊胜于无 liáo shèng yú wú better than nothing (idiom)聊勝於無
聊生 liáo shēng to earn a living (esp. with negative)聊生 liáo shēng
聊天儿 liáo tiān r to chat聊天兒
聊城地区 Liáo chéng dì qū Liaocheng prefecture in Shandong聊城地區
闲聊天 xián liáo tiān to chat閑聊天
聊且 liáo qiě tentatively聊且 liáo qiě
聊备一格 liáo bèi yī gé to use as a stopgap聊備一格
聊表寸心 liáo biǎo cùn xīn (of a gift) to be a small token of one's feelings聊表寸心 liáo biǎo cùn xīn
聊备 liáo bèi to make shift聊備
聊以塞责 liáo yǐ sè zé in order to get off the hook聊以塞責

聊 liáo Decomposition & Compounds

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聊 liáo Decomposition

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