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聊
liáo
Main
English Definitionto chat; to depend upon (literary); temporarily; just; slightly
Simplified Script聊
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinliáo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄌㄧㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)liu4
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=6 TOCFL=4

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聊天liáotiānto chat; to gossip
聊天儿liáotiānrerhua variant of 聊天
聊聊liáoliáoto chat
聊聊天liáoliáo tiānto chat
聊城liáochéngLiaocheng prefecture-level city in Shandong
Words With Same Tail Word    
无聊wúliáobored; boring; senseless
聊聊liáoliáoto chat
闲聊xiánliáoto chat; casual conversation
陪聊péiliáoto keep somebody company for a chat; (esp.) to be a paid escort
尬聊gàliáo(Internet slang) awkward conversation; to have a cringeworthy conversation
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