寒喧 (hán xuān) — to exchange conventional greetings; to make small talk (especially about the weather as a conversation starter)
Definition
寒暄 (hánxuān) means polite small talk — exchanging greetings or chatting about the weather before getting to the point. It's a verb that often takes 几句 as its object (∼了几句).
verb
to exchange conventional greetingsto make small talk (especially about the weather as a conversation starter)
Examples
- 寒喧，。Tā men yí jiàn miàn jiù xiān hán xuān le jǐ jù, rán hòu cái kāi shǐ gōng zuò.They exchanged a few pleasantries upon meeting, then got to work.
- ，寒喧。Zài zhèng shì chǎng hé, rén men cháng cháng yǐ hán xuān zuò wéi tán huà de kāi tóu.In formal settings, people often start conversations with small talk.
- 寒喧，。Tā bú shàn cháng hán xuān, měi cì jiàn miàn dōu zhí jiē shuō zhèng shì.He's not good at making small talk; he goes straight to business every time.
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