说闲话 (shuì) — to gossip; to tattle; to talk idly about others

Definition

说闲话 means to gossip about other people behind their backs — idle talk about someone's private matters. It is always negative and usually refers to absent third parties.

verb
to gossipto tattleto talk idly about others

Beispiele

  • 说闲话
    Tā zǒng xǐ huan zài bèi hòu shuì.
    He always likes to gossip behind people's backs.
  • Bié shuì le, zhuān xīn gōng zuò ba.
    Stop gossiping and focus on your work.
  • Tā dào chù shuō bié rén de xián huà, dà jiā dōu bù xǐ huan tā.
    She gossips about everyone everywhere, so nobody likes her.

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