聊
liáo
(coll.) to chat
(literary) temporarily; for a while; (literary) somewhat; slightly; (literary) to depend upon
我们坐下来聊了很久。
wǒ men zuò xià lái liáo le hěn jiǔ。
We sat down and chatted for a long time.
他没事做，就找朋友聊天打发时间。
tā méi shì zuò，jiù zhǎo péng yǒu liáo tiān dǎ fā shí jiān。
He had nothing to do, so he looked for friends to chat with to pass the time.
Words with 聊
闲聊天
xián liáo tiān
to chat
闲聊
xián liáo
to chat
陪聊
péi liáo
to keep sb company for a chat
尬聊
gà liáo
(slang) awkward conversation; to have a cringeworthy conversation
民不聊生
mín bù liáo shēng
(idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4])
无聊
wú liáo
bored
百无聊赖
bǎi wú liáo lài
(idiom) bored to death; bored stiff; overcome with boredom
私聊
sī liáo
(computing) to chat privately; private chat
群聊
qún liáo
(computing) group chat; to have a group chat
聊且
liáo qiě
for the time being; tentatively
聊以
liáo yǐ
to use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent
聊以塞责
liáo yǐ sè zé
in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities