寒喧

exchange of conventional greetings; salutation

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salutation

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hán xuān

n. salutation

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han2 xuan1

to discuss the weather, to exchange conventional greetings

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寒喧

hán xuān

exchange of conventional greetings; exchange of amenities (compliments); talk about the weather (upon meeting each other):

她同客人寒喧了几句。 She exchanged a few words of greeting with the guests.

我虽然和他说过许多次话， 但都是寒喧而已。 Although I spoke to him a number of times， it was only to pass the time of day.

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寒喧|寒喧 [hán xuān] ► to exchange conventional greetings ► to exchange pleasantries