聊 (liáo) means To chat. Below are 11 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
谢谢你陪我 聊 天。
Xièxie nǐ péi wǒ liáo tiān.
Thank you for keeping me company and chatting.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 陪
他喜欢跟邻居 聊 天。
Tā xǐhuan gēn línjū liáotiān.
He likes chatting with the neighbours.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 聊天
一个人在家很无 聊 。
Yí ge rén zài jiā hěn wúliáo.
It is boring being at home alone.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 无聊
这个电影有点儿无 聊 。
Zhège diànyǐng yǒudiǎnr wúliáo.
This film is rather boring.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 无聊
我们一边喝茶一边 聊 天。
Wǒmen yìbiān hē chá yìbiān liáotiān.
We chat while drinking tea.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 聊天
两人坐下来 聊 起了家常。
Liǎng rén zuò xiàlái liáo qǐ le jiācháng.
The two sat down and chatted about everyday things.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 家常
两人一见面就 聊 得很投机。
Liǎng rén yí jiànmiàn jiù liáo de hěn tóujī.
The two hit it off the moment they met.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 投机
多年不见，两人亲热地 聊 了很久。
Duō nián bú jiàn, liǎng rén qīnrè de liáo le hěn jiǔ.
After years apart, the two chatted warmly for a long time.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 亲热
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From the graded readers
她住在九楼，我们一边走一边 聊 天。
tā zhù zài jiǔ lóu, wǒmen yībiān zǒu yībiān liáo tiān.
She lives on the ninth floor, and we chatted as we climbed.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Helping a Stranger
From the travel phrasebook
我们下次再 聊 。
Wǒmen xià cì zài liáo.
Let's talk more next time.
Travel phrasebook · Business dining and toasting
我保留了 聊 天记录。
Wǒ bǎoliú le liáotiān jìlù.
I've kept the chat log.
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
Words that contain 聊
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 聊
How is 聊 used in a sentence?
This page shows 11 sentences using 聊 (liáo, "To chat"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 聊 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 聊 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 聊?
The dictionary page for 聊 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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