Word
chit-chat
/tʃit tʃæt/
noun
闲聊；叽叽喳喳
light informal conversation for social occasions
- 1.
Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters.
轻松的谈话；通常关于琐事的随意交谈
- 2.
Gossip.
闲聊；闲谈
轻松的谈话；通常关于琐事的随意交谈；闲聊；闲谈；闲聊；叽叽喳喳
In use
We had a pleasant chit-chat over coffee before the meeting started.
She enjoys a quick chit-chat with her neighbors when she takes out the trash.
After a few minutes of chit-chat, they finally got down to business.
have a chit-chat (with sb) (about sth)
名词用法，常与have搭配。
We had a chit-chat about the weekend.
我们闲聊了一下周末的事。
chit-chat with sb
动词不及物，用with引出对象。
She chit-chatted with her colleagues during the break.
她在休息时间和同事们闲聊。
chit-chat about sth
动词用about引出话题。
Connections
Confusing words
- chat
- 聊天 · chit-chat指轻快、非正式的闲聊，而chat可以是任何话题的聊天，较为通用。
Word family
- chit-chats
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.