聊天兒 (liáotiānr) — to chat, make small talk

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL A1 (est.) · 詞

聊天兒 word · TOCFL A1 (est.)

聊天兒＝聊＋天＋兒

ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ˙ㄦ · liáotiānr

verb — to chat, make small talk

字源 FORM — what the parts do

聊to chat (無聊)liáo

天sky, day (天空)tiān

兒the colloquial -r suffix (花兒)ersoftens the word into casual speech; carries no meaning of its own here

聊天兒，無聊的聊，天空的天，花兒的兒。