说说 (shuō shuo) — to talk a bit, to have a chat, to say something briefly (reduplicated form of 说)
Definition
说说 is the light, brief version of 说 — adding the reduplication signals 'just chat a bit' or 'say a few words', not a full discussion. Common after 跟… (chat with someone) or 想/先 (want to / first).
bound form
to talk a bitto have a chatto say something briefly (reduplicated form of 说)
Examples
- 说说。Wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ shuō shuo wǒ men zhōu mò de jì huà.I'd like to chat with you about our weekend plans.
- 说说。Tā shuō shuo le zì jǐ zuì jìn de shēng huó.She talked a little about her recent life.
- 说说，。Nǐ men xiān shuō shuo, wǒ qù mǎi xiē yǐn liào.You guys chat for a bit; I'll go buy some drinks.
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