Usage note
“聊”可以用来表示和朋友或家人轻松地交谈。
liáo kě yǐ lái bù yòng de zhǔn bié hé péng yǒu huò jiā rén tōng qì dì jiào huà。
"聊" can be used to describe casual conversations with friends or family.
Context note
“聊”常用于描述日常生活中的轻松对话，比如在咖啡馆和朋友聊天或在家与家人闲谈。
liáo cháng yòng yú miáo shù rì kāi shēn qíng zhōng de tōng qì dà huà, bǐ 如 zài kā fēi guǎn hé péng yǒu liáo huà huò jiā rén yǔ jiā rén xián tán。
"聊" is often used to describe casual conversations in daily life, such as chatting with friends at a coffee shop or having light talks with family at home.
5 examples
我们去咖啡馆聊聊天吧。
wǒ men qù kā fēi guǎn liáo liáo tiān ba。
Let's go to the café and chat for a while.
周末我们可以聊些有趣的事情。
zhōu mò wǒ men kě yǐ liáo xiē yǒu qù de shì qíng。
We can chat about some interesting things on weekends.
妈妈和我聊了很长时间。
mā ma hé wǒ liáo le hěn cháng shí jiān。
Mom chatted with me for a long time.
他们正在聊最近的电影。
tā men zhèng zài liáo zuì jìn de diàn yǐng。
They are chatting about the latest movie.
我们边走边聊。
wǒ men biān zǒu biān liáo。
We can chat while walking.
5 mini stories
爸爸和我聊了最近的学校生活。
bà ba hé wǒ liáo le zuì jìn de xué xiào shēng huó。
Dad and I chatted about my recent school life.
妈妈在厨房里和奶奶聊家常。
mā ma zài chú fáng lǐ hé nǎi nai liáo jiā cháng。
Mom was chatting with grandma in the kitchen.
我和朋友聊了好久，忘记了时间。
wǒ hé péng yǒu liáo le hǎo jiǔ， wàng jì le shí jiān。
I chatted with my friend for a long time and forgot about the time.
他们聊着聊着就忘了睡觉的时间。
tā men liáo zhe liáo zhe jiù wàng le shuì jiào de shí jiān。
They started chatting and forgot to go to bed.
我们一起去公园聊聊天。
wǒ men yì qǐ qù gōng yuán liáo liáo tiān。
We went to the park together to chat.
Mini dialogue
和朋友聊
A
你昨天和朋友聊了什么？
Nǐ zuótiān hé péngyou liáo le shénme?
What did you chat about with your friend yesterday?
B
我们聊了喜欢的书。
Wǒmen liáo le xǐhuan de shū.
We chatted about our favorite books.
聊聊天
A
你现在有空吗？
Nǐ xiànzài yǒu kòng ma?
Are you free now?
B
有空，我们聊聊天吧。
Yǒu kòng, wǒmen liáo liáo tiān ba.
Yes, let's have a chat.
Related words and contrasts
similar
说话
shuō huà
to speak; to talk
说话 is general 'talking'; 聊 implies a relaxed, informal chat.
contrast
讨论
tǎo lùn
to discuss
讨论 is more serious discussion; 聊 is casual chatting.