聊天

liáotiān

verb #2,206

Meanings

1 to chat
2 to have a conversation

Characters

sky; day (here: topic)

Examples

我喜欢和朋友聊天。

Wǒ xǐhuan hé péngyou liáotiān.

I like chatting with friends.

我们聊天聊了三个小时。

Wǒmen liáotiān liáo le sān gè xiǎoshí.

We chatted for three hours.

她正在和同事聊天。

Tā zhèngzài hé tóngshì liáotiān.

She is chatting with a colleague.

Tips

usage

聊天 is a separable verb (离合词). You can insert elements between 聊 and 天: 聊了一会儿天 (chatted for a while).

Stroke Order

聊 liáo

天 tiān