侃 (kǎn) — to chat casually, to shoot the breeze; to brag, to boast
Definition
侃 is a casual, colloquial verb usually seen in the set phrase 侃侃而谈 ('chat freely / speak at length') or with 胡 to mean 'brag'. It is more literary than 聊天 (liáo tiān) and specifically suggests easy, unhurried talk.
verb
to chat casuallyto shoot the breezeto bragto boast
Examples
- 侃。Tā men jǐ gè rén zài chá guǎn lǐ kǎn le yí xià wǔ.A few of them chatted away the afternoon in the tea house.
- 侃，。Tā zǒng xǐ huan zài péng you miàn qián hú kǎn, shuō zì jǐ yǒu duō lì hài.He always likes to boast in front of friends, saying how great he is.
- 侃，。Bié tīng tā kǎn, tā shuō de dōu shì jiǎ de.Don't listen to his boasting; everything he says is fake.
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