谈谈 談談 tán tán to discuss / to have a chat syn 拉 lā to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels syn 聊天 liáo tiān to chat / to gossip syn 交谈 交談 jiāo tán to discuss / to converse / chat / discussion syn 语音 語音 yǔ yīn speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message syn 说笑 說笑 shuō xiào to chat and laugh / to crack jokes / to banter syn 游荡 遊蕩 yóu dàng to wander / to roam about / to loaf about / to be idle syn 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) syn 休闲 休閒 xiū xián leisure / relaxation / not working / idle / to enjoy leisure / to lie fallow syn 闲聊 閑聊 xián liáo to chat / casual conversation syn 无所事事 無所事事 wú suǒ shì shì to have nothing to do / to idle one's time away (idiom) syn 消磨 xiāo mó to wear down / to sap / to whittle away / to while away / to idle away syn 空闲 空閒 kòng xián leisure / spare time / (of a person) free / unoccupied / (of equipment, rooms etc) unoccupied / unused / idle / vacant / spare syn 懒惰 懶惰 lǎn duò idle / lazy syn 谈心 談心 tán xīn to have a heart-to-heart chat syn 闲话 閒話 xián huà casual conversation / chat / gossip / to talk about (whatever comes to mind) syn 懒鬼 懶鬼 lǎn guǐ lazybones / idle bum 闲人 閒人 xián rén idle person / idler / person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place syn 拉扯 lā che to drag / to pull / to raise a child (through difficulties) / to help / to support / to drag in / to chat syn 闲谈 閒談 xián tán to chat syn 调侃 調侃 tiáo kǎn to ridicule / to tease / to mock / idle talk / chitchat syn 空谈 空談 kōng tán prattle / idle chit-chat syn 清闲 清閒 qīng xián idle / leisurely syn 闲扯 閑扯 xián chě to chat / idle talk syn 混日子 hùn rì zi to idle / to waste time syn 细语 細語 xì yǔ to chat with a low voice syn 闲置 閒置 xián zhì to leave sth unused / to lie idle syn 懒汉 懶漢 lǎn hàn idle fellow / lazybones syn 闲言碎语 閑言碎語 xián yán suì yǔ idle gossip / irrelevant nonsense / slanderous rumor 空置 kōng zhì to set sth aside / to let sth lie idle / idle / unused 纸上谈兵 紙上談兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng lit. military tactics on paper (idiom) / fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice / armchair strategist / idle theorizing / cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC syn 谈天 談天 tán tiān to chat syn 攀谈 攀談 pān tán to chat syn 闲散 閑散 xián sǎn laid back / leisurely / (of resources: workers, funds etc) unused / idle syn 消闲 消閒 xiāo xián to spend one's leisure time / to idle away the time syn 赋闲 賦閑 fù xián to stay idle at home / to have resigned from office / to be unemployed / to have been fired / to be on a sabbatical syn 笑谈 笑談 xiào tán object of ridicule / laughingstock / to laugh over sth / to make light chat syn 不甘寂寞 bù gān jì mò unwilling to remain lonely or idle / unwilling to be left out syn 拉家常 lā jiā cháng to talk or chat about ordinary daily life syn 哈拉 hā lā to chat idly (Tw) 聊天室 liáo tiān shì chat room 游资 遊資 yóu zī floating capital / idle fund / hot money 裸聊 luǒ liáo to chat naked (online) 对谈 對談 duì tán to talk with sb (face to face) / discussion / talk / chat 陪聊 péi liáo to keep sb company for a chat / (esp.) to be a paid escort 唠嗑 嘮嗑 lào kē (dialect) to chat / to gossip 啦 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc / (phonetic) / (dialect) to chat syn 谈 談 tán to speak / to talk / to converse / to chat / to discuss syn 聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn 消 xiāo to diminish / to subside / to consume / to reduce / to idle away (the time) / (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need / to require / to take syn 闲 閒 xián idle / unoccupied / leisure syn 游手好闲 遊手好閑 yóu shǒu hào xián to idle about syn 叙 敘 xù to narrate / to chat syn 唠 嘮 lào to gossip / to chat (dialect) syn 怠 dài idle / lazy / negligent / careless syn 耍贫嘴 耍貧嘴 shuǎ pín zuǐ (coll.) to wag one's tongue / to indulge in idle gossip and silly jokes / to chatter endlessly / to speak glibly syn 吃闲饭 吃閒飯 chī xián fàn to lead an idle life / to be a loafer syn 磨洋工 mó yáng gōng to idle on the job syn 叙谈 敘談 xù tán to chat syn 摆龙门阵 擺龍門陣 bǎi lóng mén zhèn (dialect) to chat / to gossip / to spin a yarn syn 閒 xián variant of 閑|闲, idle / unoccupied / leisure / free time 闲言闲语 閒言閒語 xián yán xián yǔ idle gossip syn 评头品足 評頭品足 píng tóu pǐn zú to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom) syn 空暇 kòng xiá idle / free time / leisure syn 无所用心 無所用心 wú suǒ yòng xīn not paying attention to anything (idiom) / to idle time away syn 闲聊天 閑聊天 xián liáo tiān to chat / idle gossip 谈资 談資 tán zī sth that people like to chat about / topic of idle conversation 群聊 私聊 sī liáo (computing) to chat privately / private chat 群聊 qún liáo (computing) group chat / to have a group chat 私聊 sī liáo (computing) to chat privately / private chat 饱食终日无所用心 飽食終日無所用心 bǎo shí zhōng rì wú suǒ yòng xīn eat three square meals a day and do no work / be sated with food and remain idle 休閑 xiū xián variant of 休閒|休闲 leisure / relaxation / not working / idle 冗散 rǒng sǎn (literary) idle / unemployed / (literary) (of writing) leisurely and verbose 唾余 唾餘 tuò yú crumbs from the table of one's master / castoffs / bits of rubbish / idle talk / casual remarks 懈惰 xiè duò slack / idle 抛荒 拋荒 pāo huāng to lie idle (of arable land) / fig. rusty because of lack of practice syn 无业闲散 無業閑散 wú yè xián sǎn unemployed and idle 留白 liú bái to leave a message / to leave some empty space in a work of art / to leave idle moments (in one's life, a theater play etc) 空喊 kōng hǎn idle clamor / to prattle syn 听信谣言 聽信謠言 tīng xìn yáo yán to take heed of idle chatter (idiom) 躲清闲 躲清閑 duǒ qīng xián to avoid external disturbance in order to idle 游手 遊手 yóu shǒu to be idle 闲口 閒口 xián kǒu idle talk 闲空 閒空 xián kòng idle / free time / leisure syn 有钱有闲 有錢有閑 yǒu qián yǒu xián to have money and time / to be part of the leisure class / the idle rich 不事生产 不事生產 bù shì shēng chǎn not to do anything productive / to idle away one's time 闲来无事 閒來無事 xián lái wú shì at leisure / idle / to have nothing to do 饱食终日，无所用心 飽食終日，無所用心 bǎo shí zhōng rì , wú suǒ yòng xīn to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiom) / to be sated with food and remain idle 蚊子馆 蚊子館 wén zi guǎn (jocular) public building that has been lying idle (and is thus ideal for housing mosquitos) (Tw) 闲余 閒餘 xián yú (of one's time) idle / unoccupied 疏散 shū sǎn idle / leisurely / laid-back / Taiwan pr. [shu1san4] syn 閒谈 閒談 xián tán chat 八八六 bā bā liù Bye bye! (in chat room and text messages) 劈情操 pī qíng cāo to have a friendly chat (Shanghai) 打屁 dǎ pì to chat idly 扯家常 chě jiā cháng to engage in small talk / to chit chat 聚谈 聚談 jù tán to have a discussion in a group / to have a chat with sb 开小会 開小會 kāi xiǎo huì to whisper and chat (instead of listening during a meeting or lecture) 闲话家常 閑話家常 xián huà jiā cháng to chat about domestic trivia (idiom) 