Chinese word

再聊

Pronunciation

Pinyinzài liáo

Meaning

  • verbtalk again

Example

问题处理好后我们再聊。wèn tí chú lǐ hǎo hòu wǒ men zài liáo

After the problem is taken care of, let's talk again.

Illustration for 再聊 (talk again)

More examples

今天先到这里，改天我们再聊。jīn tiān xiān dào zhè lǐ gǎi tiān wǒ men zài liáo

Let's stop here for today and talk again another day.

Core concept

A conversation set down for now, with the thread left open for another exchange.

Common phrases

  • 改天再聊gǎi tiān zài liáo

    talk again another day

  • 等会儿再聊děng huìr zài liáo

    talk again in a little while

  • 稍后再聊shāo hòu zài liáo

    talk again later

Similar words

再说zài shuō: A way to leave a topic or decision for later instead of settling it now.
再联系zài lián xì: To get in touch again later in order to talk.
改天再聊gǎi tiān zài liáo: A suggestion to talk again on another day.

Definition in Chinese

用作结束语或约定用语，表示将来会再次接触或继续交流，常见于口语、短信和社交媒体的对话结尾。yòng zuò jié shù yǔ huò yuē dìng yòng yǔ biǎo shì jiāng lái huì zài cì jiē chù huò jì xù jiāo liú cháng jiàn yú kóu yǔ duǎn xìn hé shè jiāo méi tǐ de duì huà jié wěi

Word origin

再 (zài, "again") + 聊 (liáo, "chat") forms a compact spoken closing for resuming conversation at a later point.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this closing leaves the timing open, so a definite plan needs a separate time or follow-up message.

Other meanings

  • talk laterverb

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