How to say “chat” in Chinese
chat, talk
“Chat” in Chinese is 聊天儿, liáo tiān r: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
聊天儿 is read liáo tiān r: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 耳 “ear”.
A person 大 with a stroke above the head: the sky.
At the end of a word it turns into an “r” sound: 一点儿.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “聊天儿”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 聊天儿. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们一边喝茶一边聊天儿wǒmenyìbiānhēchá,yìbiānliáotiānrWe drink tea and chat.
More words from the lesson “Meeting and chatting”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “chat” in Chinese?
“Chat” in Chinese is 聊天儿, pinyin liáotiānr.
What does 聊天儿 mean?
聊天儿 (liáotiānr) means “chat, talk”.
How do you write 聊天儿?
聊天儿 is 3 characters: 聊 (liáo) — chat; 天 (tiān) — sky, day; 儿 (ér) — child, son. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 聊天儿?
聊天儿 is read liáotiānr. Tones: liáo — second tone, tiān — first tone, r — neutral tone. The page has an audio recording.
“chat” in the lesson “Meeting and chatting”
This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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