聊 - liáo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 4 - Medium
11 strokes
Simplified (switch to Traditional)

聊

liáo

Definition

to chat
to depend upon (literary)
temporarily
just
slightly

Character Decomposition

Related words (14)

聊且

liáo qiě

for the time being; tentatively

to speak tentatively

to chat; to gossip

to earn a living (esp. with negative)

to suffer tedium

chat room

just to get away with one's responsibilities; in order to get off the hook

relaxation

(of a gift) to be a small token of one's feelings

无聊

wú liáo

nonsense; bored; boring

group chat

to chat; idle gossip

to keep sb company for a chat; (esp.) to be a paid escort

闲聊天

xián liáo tiān

to chat; idle gossip

Idioms (3)

聊以自慰

liáo yǐ zì wèi

to find some consolation (idiom); to find relief in

聊胜于无

liáo shèng yú wú

better than nothing (idiom)

百无聊赖

bǎi wú liáo lài

bored to death (idiom); bored stiff; overcome with boredom

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