Chinese word dictionary

聊以

liáo yǐ · to use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent

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Word information

Simplified聊以

Traditional聊以

Pinyinliáo yǐ

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

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聊liáo

somewhat, slightly, at least

以yǐ

according to; so as to; because of; then

How to learn 聊以

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可以kěyǐ

can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good

所以suǒyǐ

therefore; as a result; so; the reason why

聊liáo

(coll.) to chat; (literary) temporarily; for a while; (literary) somewhat; slightly; (literary) to depend upon

聊天儿liáotiānr

erhua variant of 聊天[liao2 tian1]

以后yǐhòu

after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future

以前yǐqián

before; formerly; previous; ago