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How to Say ‘Chat about books later.’ in Simplified Chinese

以后聊聊书。

yǐ hòu liáo liáo shū

[ee-hoh lyaow-lyaow shū]

Phrase Breakdown

以后

yǐ hòu

[ee-hoh]

after; later; in the future

Refers to a time following something or to a future time.

Example

会议以后我会给你发邮件。

After the meeting, I will send you an email.

聊聊

liáo liáo

[lyaow-lyaow]

chat a bit; talk for a while

A casual, friendly way to say “have a chat,” often for a short conversation.

Example

我想和那边的经理聊聊。

I want to chat a bit with the manager over there.

书

shū

[shū]

book

A noun for a book; here books in general.

Example

他写了很多书。

He wrote many books.

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