"shoot the breeze" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 闲聊
• 聊天

Definition

指随意地聊天，谈些无关紧要的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于口语表达，多在朋友、熟人之间用，强调聊天内容轻松、无关紧要。

Examples

We sat outside to shoot the breeze after dinner.

晚饭后我们坐在外面**闲聊**。

They like to shoot the breeze at the coffee shop every morning.

他们每天早上都喜欢在咖啡馆**聊天**。

Let's shoot the breeze while we wait for the movie.

我们等电影时**聊聊天**吧。

We met at the park just to shoot the breeze and catch up.

我们在公园见面只是为了**闲聊**，顺便聊聊近况。

Sometimes it's nice to just shoot the breeze and not worry about anything serious.

有时候只是**闲聊**，不用谈严肃的事情，也挺好的。

They spent hours on the porch shooting the breeze about old times.

他们在门廊上花了好几个小时**聊天**过去的时光。