Phrase
chin wag
/ˈtʃɪnwæg/
noun
聊天；闲谈
a chat or informal conversation
- 1.
light informal conversation for social occasions
轻松的非正式谈话
轻松的非正式谈话；聊天；谈天
In use
We stopped for a quick chin wag outside the supermarket.
After the meeting, they had a long chin wag over coffee.
I enjoy a good chin wag with my neighbours on weekends.
have a ~
We had a good chin wag over coffee.
我们边喝咖啡边好好聊了聊。
for a ~
She invited me for a chin wag after work.
她邀我下班后闲聊一会儿。
have a ~ with sb
I had a nice chin wag with my neighbor.
我和邻居愉快地聊了聊天。
Common mistakes
We chin wagged for hours.We had a chin wag for hours.
将“chin wag”误用作动词。作为名词，需搭配 have 或类似的动词，且通常加不定冠词 a。
We had chin wag yesterday.We had a chin wag yesterday.
缺少不定冠词 a。“chin wag”是可数名词，表示一次聊天的经历，必须加 a 或使用复数形式。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
informal
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.