Dictionary entry
chin wagging
noun
闲谈
chat; idle talk
In use
We had a good chin wagging over coffee this morning.
The neighbors stood at the fence for a long chin wagging about the weather.
She enjoys a quick chin wagging with her coworkers during the break.
have a chin wag with sb about sth
常用于非正式场合，表示轻松的长谈。
We had a good chin wag about the old days.
我们好好地闲谈了一番往事。
chin wagging (as subject/object)
作名词短语，指闲谈这件事。
Chin wagging is my grandmother's favorite pastime.
闲谈是我祖母最喜欢的消遣。
Common mistakes
They are chin wagging in the office.They are having a chin wag in the office.
Chin wagging 是名词短语，不能直接用作动词；英语中常用 'have a chin wag' 表示闲谈。
He does chin wagging exercises every morning.He enjoys chin wagging with his friends every morning.
Chin wagging 意为闲谈，非字面下巴运动；动词搭配应为 'do chin wagging' 或 'enjoy chin wagging'，但更自然的是用动词短语 'have a chin wag'。
Connections
Confusing words
- gossip
- 闲话/八卦 · chin wagging 是中性或友好的闲聊，而 gossip 常含有谈论他人私事、负面八卦的含义
- small talk
- 闲聊（社交场合的简短谈话） · chin wagging 指更随意、较长时间的闲谈，small talk 通常是社交中的简短礼貌交谈
- chat
- 聊天 · chin wagging 是非常口语化的闲谈，chat 适用范围更广，包括正式和非正式的交谈
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.