聊 (liáo): meaning and stroke order

聊 in our stories

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• 一开始，她们每个周末都视频聊天，一聊就是两个小时。

  yì kāishǐ tāmen měi gè zhōumò dōu shìpín liáotiān yì liáo jiùshì liǎng gè xiǎoshí

  At first they video-chatted every weekend, and once they started they talked for two hours.

  From the story Twelve hours apart HSK 4

• 老杜笑了，说他一点儿也不失落：生意是少了，可是来的人都是老朋友，修一双鞋，能聊半个钟头。

  lǎo Dù xiào le shuō tā yìdiǎnr yě bù shīluò shēngyi shì shǎo le kěshì lái de rén dōu shì lǎo péngyou xiū yì shuāng xié néng liáo bàn gè zhōngtóu

  Old Du laughed and said he didn't feel down at all: business was slower, but everyone who came was an old friend, and mending one pair of shoes meant half an hour's chat.

  From the story Old Du on the corner HSK 6

• 聊了几句他才知道，她是一家新公司的技术总监，正在找人。

  liáo le jǐ jù tā cái zhīdao tā shì yì jiā xīn gōngsī de jìshù zǒngjiān zhèngzài zhǎo rén

  After a few words he learned that she was the technical director of a new company and was hiring.

  From the story The old man who lost his horse HSK 6