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liáo

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Radical
Strokes11
HSK 3
Definitions
v
  • (coll.) to chat
  • (literary) to depend upon
adv
  • (literary) temporarily; for a while
  • (literary) somewhat; slightly
Examples

聊赖丨民不聊生。

liáo lài | mín bù liáo shēng

Means of livelihood | The people have no means of survival

聊以自慰

liáo yǐ zì wèi

To console oneself (with something inadequate)

聊备一格。

liáo bèi yī gé

Just to have one more option/alternative (barely sufficient)

Strokes: 11HSK 3Frequency #1408Verified
聊 (liáo) — (coll.) to chat - ISCBJ Dictionary