Chinese Word: 搭讪 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

搭 dā 讪 shàn (Trad.: 搭訕)

to hit on someone; to strike up a conversation; to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation

1		tā 他 hěn 很 gān gà 尴尬， dā shàn 搭讪 zhe 着 zǒu kāi 走开 le 了。 Feeling embarrassed, he muttered a few words and walked off.
2		tā 他 zǒng shì 总是 yì biān 一边 mài 卖 dōng xi 东西 yì biān 一边 hé 和 gù kè 顾客 dā shàn 搭讪。 While doing business, he would strike up a conversation with his customers.
3		tā 她 jìng zhí 径直 zǒu 走 le 了 guò qu 过去， shì tú 试图 tóng 同 tā 他 dā shàn 搭讪。 She went straight over and tried to chat him up.
4		yī wèi 一位 mò shēng rén 陌生人 zài 在 gōng gòng qì chē 公共汽车 shàng 上 tóng 同 tā 他 dā shàn 搭讪。 A stranger accosted him on the bus.
5		yǔ 与 jiē shang 街上 de 的 rén 人 dā shàn 搭讪， zhè xiē 这些 rén 人 jué de 觉得 wǒ 我 de 的 wèn tí 问题 yì si 意思 bú dà 不大。 People on the street, when approached, seemed to find my questions unwarranted.

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1		tā 他 hěn 很 gān gà 尴尬， dā shàn 搭讪 zhe 着 zǒu kāi 走开 le 了。 Feeling embarrassed, he muttered a few words and walked off.
2		tā 他 zǒng shì 总是 yì biān 一边 mài 卖 dōng xi 东西 yì biān 一边 hé 和 gù kè 顾客 dā shàn 搭讪。 While doing business, he would strike up a conversation with his customers.
3		tā 她 jìng zhí 径直 zǒu 走 le 了 guò qu 过去， shì tú 试图 tóng 同 tā 他 dā shàn 搭讪。 She went straight over and tried to chat him up.
4		yī wèi 一位 mò shēng rén 陌生人 zài 在 gōng gòng qì chē 公共汽车 shàng 上 tóng 同 tā 他 dā shàn 搭讪。 A stranger accosted him on the bus.
5		yǔ 与 jiē shang 街上 de 的 rén 人 dā shàn 搭讪， zhè xiē 这些 rén 人 jué de 觉得 wǒ 我 de 的 wèn tí 问题 yì si 意思 bú dà 不大。 People on the street, when approached, seemed to find my questions unwarranted.