交口 (Jiāo kǒu) — (verb) to converse, to chat
Definition
交口 literally means 'exchange mouths' and is a fairly literary/archaic verb meaning 'to chat, to converse.' It is rarer than the everyday 聊天 and has a written, almost set-phrase feel.
verb
to converseto chat
Examples
- 交口。Tā men zuò zài gōng yuán lǐ Jiāo kǒu.They sat in the park and chatted.
- 。Zuó wǎn wǒ hé lǎo péng you jiāo le yí cì kǒu.Last night I had a chat with an old friend.
- 交口。Tā men Jiāo kǒu shí tán dào le hěn duō yǒu qù de shì.When they chatted, they talked about many interesting things.
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