liáo
聊 (liáo) is a Chinese word meaning “(coll.) to chat; (literary) temporarily; for a while; (literary) somewhat; slightly”.
Meanings
- 1(coll.) to chat
- 2(literary) temporarily; for a while
- 3(literary) somewhat; slightly
- 4(literary) to depend upon
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
无聊bored聊天to chat; to gossip闲聊to chat百无聊赖(idiom) bored to death; bored stiff; overcome with boredom民不聊生(idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4])聊以to use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent聊以自慰to find some consolation (idiom)尬聊(slang) awkward conversation; to have a cringeworthy conversation私聊(computing) to chat privately; private chat群聊(computing) group chat; to have a group chat聊且for the time being; tentatively聊以塞责in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities