聊
HSK 6freq #2302
Meanings
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- 1.(coll.) to chat
- 2.(literary) temporarily; for a while
- 3.(literary) somewhat; slightly
- 4.(literary) to depend upon
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Wiktionary
- 1.to chat
- 2.to rely on
- 3.somewhat; slightly; at least
- 4.for the time being; tentatively
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *m·rɯːw): semantic 耳 (“ear”) + phonetic 卯 (OC *mruːʔ). According to Shuowen, the original meaning was "tinnitus". Cognate with 翏 (OC *ɡ·rɯːw, *ɡ·rɯws, “whistling of the wind”) (Schuessler, 2007).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
無聊。
I'm bored.
生病很無聊。
Being sick is very boring.
那真是無聊。
That was really boring.
我覺得很無聊。
I'm bored.
學外文很無聊。
Learning foreign languages is boring.
我認為你很無聊。
I think you're boring.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
不聊人不聊生何聊賴何聊赖椒聊民不聊生海說神聊海说神聊無聊无聊無聊賴无聊赖無聊透頂无聊透顶百無聊賴百无聊赖瞎聊神聊神聊大王窮極無聊穷极无聊線上聊天线上聊天聊且聊以卒歲聊以卒岁聊以塞責聊以塞责聊以自慰聊以解嘲
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Related words
无聊 bored聊天 to chat; to gossip聊城 see 聊城市[Liáo chéng Shì]闲聊 to chat聊赖 to suffer tedium聊以 to use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent聊生 to earn a living (esp. with negative)尬聊 (slang) awkward conversation; to have a cringeworthy conversation聊骚 to chat flirtatiously聊叙 to speak tentatively陪聊 to keep sb company for a chat私聊 (computing) to chat privately; private chat