聊

闲聊天

xián liáo tiān

to chat

闲聊

xián liáo

to chat

陪聊

péi liáo

to keep sb company for a chat

尬聊

gà liáo

(slang) awkward conversation; to have a cringeworthy conversation

民不聊生

mín bù liáo shēng

(idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4])

无聊

wú liáo

bored

百无聊赖

bǎi wú liáo lài

(idiom) bored to death; bored stiff; overcome with boredom

私聊

sī liáo

(computing) to chat privately; private chat

群聊

qún liáo

(computing) group chat; to have a group chat

聊且

liáo qiě

for the time being; tentatively

聊以

liáo yǐ

to use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent

聊以塞责

liáo yǐ sè zé

in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities