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"(of conversation) idly" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
有一搭没一搭 有一搭沒一搭 yǒu yī dā méi yī dā unimportant / perfunctory / indifferent / (of conversation) idly
Chinese Pinyin Translation
谈话 談話 tán huà to talk (with sb) / to have a conversation / talk / conversation / CL:次[ci4] syn
尬聊 gà liáo (slang) awkward conversation / to have a cringeworthy conversation
哈拉 hā lā to chat idly (Tw)
等闲 等閑 děng xián ordinary / common / unimportant / idly / for no reason syn
守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative syn
闲坐 閑坐 xián zuò to sit around / to sit idly
侃大山 kǎn dà shān to chatter idly / to gossip / to boast or brag
打屁 dǎ pì to chat idly
看不过 看不過 kàn bu guò cannot stand by idly and watch / unable to put up with it any longer / see 看不過去|看不过去[kan4 bu5 guo4 qu5]
无心插柳柳成阴 無心插柳柳成陰 wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you / (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success / also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫
看不过去 看不過去 kàn bu guò qu cannot stand by idly and watch / unable to put up with it any longer
蛋逼 dàn bī (dialect) to talk nonsense / to chat idly
闲侃 閑侃 xián kǎn to chat idly
扯犊子 扯犢子 chě dú zi (dialect) to talk nonsense / to chat idly
指点江山 指點江山 zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān to talk idly about important matters (idiom) / to set the world to rights / to pass judgment on everything
耍废 耍廢 shuǎ fèi (Tw) (slang) to pass time idly / to chill / to hang out
呆站 dāi zhàn to stand idly
喇赛 喇賽 lā sài (Tw) (slang) to chat idly / to gossip (from Taiwanese 抐屎, Tai-lo pr. [lā-sái])
话题 話題 huà tí subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic
对话 對話 duì huà to talk (with sb) / dialogue / conversation syn
通话 通話 tōng huà to hold a conversation / to talk over the telephone / phone call syn
闲聊 閑聊 xián liáo to chat / casual conversation syn
私语 私語 sī yǔ to discuss in whispered tones / whispered conversation syn
喝茶 hē chá to drink tea / to get engaged / to have a serious conversation / (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") syn
会话 會話 huì huà (language learning) conversation / dialog / to converse (in a non-native language) / (computing) session / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] syn
转折 轉折 zhuǎn zhé shift in the trend of events / turnaround / plot shift in a book / turn in the conversation syn
闲话 閒話 xián huà casual conversation / chat / gossip / to talk about (whatever comes to mind) syn
接上 jiē shàng to connect (a cable etc) / to hook up (a device) / to resume (a conversation) / to set (a bone)
插嘴 chā zuǐ to interrupt (sb talking) / to butt in / to cut into a conversation syn
搭讪 搭訕 dā shàn to hit on someone / to strike up a conversation / to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation syn
截断 截斷 jié duàn to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate
谈吐 談吐 tán tǔ style of conversation syn
叨叨 dāo dao to chatter / to hog the conversation
一席话 一席話 yī xí huà the content of a conversation / words / remarks syn
话锋 話鋒 huà fēng topic under discussion / direction or tone of the conversation syn
搭话 搭話 dā huà to talk / to get into conversation with / to send word syn
健谈 健談 jiàn tán entertaining in conversation syn
清谈 淸談 qīng tán light intellectual conversation syn
深谈 深談 shēn tán to have an in depth conversation / to have intimate talks / to discuss thoroughly
杯酒言欢 杯酒言歡 bēi jiǔ yán huān a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)
对话课 對話課 duì huà kè conversation class
兰言 蘭言 lán yán intimate conversation
话里套话 話裡套話 huà lǐ tào huà to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information / to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
迂讷 迂訥 yū nè overcautious / conservative and dull in conversation
谈资 談資 tán zī sth that people like to chat about / topic of idle conversation
话不投机 話不投機 huà bù tóu jī (idiom) the conversation is disagreeable syn
打扰了 打擾了 dǎ rǎo le sorry to interrupt you, but ... / sorry to have bothered you / sorry, I have to go / (slang) (coined c. 2017) used facetiously to terminate a conversation (esp. online) when the other person is being insufferable
交心 jiāo xīn to open one's heart / to have a heart-to-heart conversation syn
接茬 jiē chá (coll.) to respond / to offer a comment / to jump into the conversation syn
话锋一转 話鋒一轉 huà fēng yī zhuǎn to change the direction or tone of a conversation
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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