to chat; to gossip

chat room

for the time being; tentatively

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

to speak tentatively

see 聊城市[Liao2 cheng2 Shi4]

to provide on a makeshift basis; to use temporarily as

to earn a living (esp. with negative)

to suffer tedium

to chat flirtatiously

Liaocheng, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]

erhua variant of 聊天[liao2 tian1]

in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities; in order to get off the hook

to find some consolation (idiom); to find relief in

to use it for the purpose of relieving the tedium to some extent

to use as a stopgap; to make a perfunctory gesture; token; nominal

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by 蒲松齡|蒲松龄[Pu2 Song1 ling2]

better than nothing (idiom)

see 聊表心意[liao2 biao3 xin1 yi4]

(idiom) to offer as a small token of one's feelings