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  • Conjugation : past  chatted ; ing  chatting
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

chat [tʃæt]
  1. 1. vi. (also: have a chat) 聊天
  2. 2. noun [c] (conversation) 聊天

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

chat [ʧæt] [ʧæt]
  1. 1. vi. 闲谈，聊天
    I was chatting with my friends all afternoon.
    我整个下午都在和朋友们聊天。
    He chatted with his mother about this.
    他和母亲聊过这件事。
  2. 2. noun 闲谈，聊天，非正式谈话
    Let's have a chat later in the day about this situation.
    咱们今天晚些时候再谈谈这个情况吧。
  3. 3. noun [antiquated] 谈家常，喋喋不休
  4. 4. noun [zoology] 鸣禽；（尤指）大鸣禽（Icteria virens）[全称 American chat]

Collins English-English Dictionary

chat [tʃæt]
  1. 1. n informal conversation or talk conducted in an easy familiar manner
  2. 2. n any Old World songbird of the subfamily Turdinae (thrushes, etc) having a harsh chattering cry - See also stonechat whinchat
  3. 3. n any of various North American warblers, such as Icteria virens (yellow-breasted chat)
  4. 4. n any of various Australian wrens (family Muscicapidae) of the genus Ephthianura and other genera
  5. 5. vi. [intr] to talk in an easy familiar way
  6. 6. vi. See also chat up
  7. 7. vi. [Etymology] C16: short for chatter
chat [tʃæt]
  1. 1. n [archaic or dialect] a catkin, esp a willow catkin
  2. 2. n [Etymology] C15: from French chat cat, referring to the furry appearance
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Examples

Let's have a chat later in the day about this situation.
咱们今天晚些时候再谈谈这个情况吧。 → chat
any time you feel like a chat, just call me
任何时候你想聊天，就给我打电话 → any
两人蹲下就聊起来了。
Squatting down, the two of them started to have a chat. → 蹲
孩子们玩飞盘，大人聊天。
Kids flip frisbees while their elders chat. → 飞盘
海阔天空地聊个没完
have a rambling chat about everything under the sun → 海阔天空
晚饭后咱们聊聊。
Let's have a chat after supper. → 聊
他们常在一起，每每一谈就是半天。
They often got together, and when they did, they'd chat for hours. → 每每
两人边喝茶边攀谈，十分投机。
They had a most congenial chat over tea. → 攀谈
咱们找个清静的地方谈谈。
Let's find a quiet place to chat. → 清静
他们谈得很热和。
They had a very agreeable chat. → 热和
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