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liáo
HSK 6freq #2302

Meanings

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liáo
  1. 1.(coll.) to chat
  2. 2.(literary) temporarily; for a while
  3. 3.(literary) somewhat; slightly
  4. 4.(literary) to depend upon

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to chat
  2. 2.to rely on
  3. 3.somewhat; slightly; at least
  4. 4.for the time being; tentatively

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *m·rɯːw): semantic 耳 (“ear”) + phonetic 卯 (OC *mruːʔ). According to Shuowen, the original meaning was "tinnitus". Cognate with 翏 (OC *ɡ·rɯːw, *ɡ·rɯws, “whistling of the wind”) (Schuessler, 2007).

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Example sentences

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