xián​huà

chat

闲话 (閒話) xián​huà
chat noun
casual conversation or small talk about whatever comes to mind

Let's stop chatting and talk about business.

gossip noun
idle talk or disparaging remarks about others

He gossips about others behind their backs.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.06 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
1.56 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6

Sources

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