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liáotiān

聊天liáotiānliáotiān
to chat
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Usages of liáotiān

我Wǒ　和hé　她tā　在zài　公司gōngsī　旁边pángbiān　聊天liáotiān，　你nǐ　来lái　吗ma？Wǒ hé tā zài gōngsī pángbiān liáotiān, nǐ lái ma?
She and I are chatting near the company; are you coming?
我Wǒ　和hé　她tā　一边yìbiān　聊天liáotiān，　一边yìbiān　复习fùxí，　连lián　时间shíjiān　都dōu　忘记wàngjì　了le。Wǒ hé tā yìbiān liáotiān, yìbiān fùxí, lián shíjiān dōu wàngjì le.
She and I were chatting while reviewing and even forgot the time.
今天Jīntiān　我wǒ　不但búdàn　开会kāihuì，　而且érqiě　要yào　马上mǎshàng　给gěi　她tā　回huí　邮件yóujiàn，　我们wǒmen　晚上wǎnshang　再zài　聊天liáotiān。Jīntiān wǒ búdàn kāihuì, érqiě yào mǎshàng gěi tā huí yóujiàn, wǒmen wǎnshang zài liáotiān.
Today I not only have a meeting, but also need to reply to her email right away; let’s chat again tonight.
她tā　不bù　知道zhīdào　怎么办zěnmebàn，　我wǒ　就jiù　跟gēn　她tā　去qù　公园gōngyuán　聊天liáotiān。tā bù zhīdào zěnmebàn, wǒ jiù gēn tā qù gōngyuán liáotiān.
She doesn’t know what to do, so I went to the park with her to chat.
他tā　在zài　聚会jùhuì　上shàng　先xiān　简单jiǎndān　介绍jièshào　了le　自己zìjǐ，　然后ránhòu　就jiù　跟gēn　大家dàjiā　聊天liáotiān。tā zài jùhuì shàng xiān jiǎndān jièshào le zìjǐ, ránhòu jiù gēn dàjiā liáotiān.
At the get-together he first briefly introduced himself, and then started chatting with everyone.
她tā　周末zhōumò　常常chángcháng　带dài　孩子háizi　去qù　看看kànkan　父母fùmǔ，　一起yìqǐ　在zài　家jiā　吃饭chīfàn　聊天liáotiān。tā zhōumò chángcháng dài háizi qù kànkan fùmǔ, yìqǐ zài jiā chīfàn liáotiān.
On weekends she often takes the kids to visit her parents, and they eat and chat at home together.
我wǒ　和hé　室友shìyǒu　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　一直yìzhí　聊天liáotiān，　聊天liáotiān　了le　两liǎng　个gè　小时xiǎoshí。wǒ hé shìyǒu zài fángjiān lǐ yìzhí liáotiān, liáotiān le liǎng gè xiǎoshí.
My roommate and I kept chatting in the room; we chatted for two hours.
周末zhōumò　她tā　常常chángcháng　带dài　孩子háizi　去qù　看看kànkan　亲戚qīnqi，　跟gēn　阿姨āyí　在zài　家jiā　里lǐ　聊天liáotiān。zhōumò tā chángcháng dài háizi qù kànkan qīnqi, gēn āyí zài jiā lǐ liáotiān.
On weekends she often takes the child to visit relatives and chats at home with her aunt.
我wǒ　很hěn　喜欢xǐhuan　这zhè　位wèi　阿姨āyí，　现xiàn在zài　也yě　常常chángcháng　给gěi　她tā　打dǎ　电diàn话huà　聊天liáotiān。wǒ hěn xǐhuan zhè wèi āyí, xiànzài yě chángcháng gěi tā dǎ diànhuà liáotiān.
I really like this aunt; now I also often call her to chat.
比起bǐqǐ　在zài　吵chǎo　的de　饭店fàndiàn，　我wǒ　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　轻松qīngsōng　的de　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　聊天liáotiān。bǐqǐ zài chǎo de fàndiàn, wǒ gèng xǐhuan zài qīngsōng de kāfēiguǎn liáotiān.
Compared with noisy restaurants, I prefer chatting in a relaxed café.
有yǒu　的de　司机sījī　很hěn　安静ānjìng，　有yǒu　的de　司机sījī　喜欢xǐhuan　跟gēn　我wǒ　聊天liáotiān。yǒu de sījī hěn ānjìng, yǒu de sījī xǐhuan gēn wǒ liáotiān.
Some drivers are very quiet; some like to chat with me.
有yǒu　的de　学生xuéshēng　很hěn　害羞hàixiū，　不bú　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　聚会jùhuì　上shàng　跟gēn　别人biéren　聊天liáotiān。yǒu de xuéshēng hěn hàixiū, bú tài xǐhuan zài jùhuì shàng gēn biéren liáotiān.
Some students are very shy and don’t really like chatting with others at parties.
昨天zuótiān　下　午xiàwǔ　校长xiàozhǎng　在zài　教学楼jiàoxuélóu　门口ménkǒu　跟gēn　家长jiāzhǎng　们men　聊天liáotiān。zuótiān xiàwǔ xiàozhǎng zài jiàoxuélóu ménkǒu gēn jiāzhǎng men liáotiān.
Yesterday afternoon the principal chatted with the parents at the entrance of the classroom building.
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