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。
闲聊；叽叽喳喳
chit-chats — plural of chit-chat
轻松的谈话；通常关于琐事的随意交谈；闲聊；闲谈
light informal conversation for social occasions
轻松的谈话；通常关于琐事的随意交谈
Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters.
闲聊；闲谈
Gossip.
We had a pleasant chit-chat over coffee before the meeting started.
会议开始前，我们一边喝咖啡一边愉快地闲聊了一会儿。
用法提示：chit-chat 作名词，表示轻松随意的闲聊。
She enjoys a quick chit-chat with her neighbors when she takes out the trash.
她倒垃圾时喜欢和邻居随便聊上几句。
用法提示：chit-chat 作名词，指简短的日常交谈。
After a few minutes of chit-chat, they finally got down to business.
闲聊了几分钟后，他们终于开始谈正事了。
用法提示：chit-chat 作名词，指正式场合前的寒暄闲谈。
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。
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。
动词用about引出话题。
They were chit-chatting about the latest movie.
他们正在闲聊最新电影。
grammar · medium
易错句子They chit-chatted the guests at the party.
正确表达They chit-chatted with the guests at the party.
动词 chit-chat 是不及物的，表示与某人闲聊时要用介词 with，类似于中文“和...闲聊”结构，不能直接接宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子We had many chit-chats before the meeting.
正确表达We had a lot of chit-chat before the meeting.
chit-chat 作为名词时通常是不可数名词，不能加复数 -s，应使用 a lot of 或 some 等修饰。
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。
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