What does "chat up" mean?

To talk flirtatiously to someone British term for flirting with someone in conversation.

How do you use "chat up" in a sentence?

He was chatting her up at the bar. Stop trying to chat me up. She got chatted up all night.

Phrasal Verb BritishAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Casual

Meaning: To talk flirtatiously to someone

搭讪，调情

Ligar con alguien, tirar los tejos

口説く、ナンパする

작업을 걸다, 추파를 던지다

British term for flirting with someone in conversation.

通过聊天向某人示好。这是英式英语的表达，常用于酒吧或派对等社交场合。

Hablar con alguien de forma coqueta. Es una expresión típicamente británica, usada en bares o fiestas.

会話で誰かに色目を使うこと。イギリス英語特有の表現で、バーやパーティーなどでよく使われる。

대화를 통해 누군가에게 추파를 던지는 것을 뜻하는 영국식 표현이다.

Base verb: chat

Particle: up

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

He was chatting her up at the bar.
他在酒吧里跟她搭讪
Estaba ligando con ella en el bar
彼はバーで彼女を口説いていた
그는 바에서 그녀에게 작업을 걸고 있었다.
Stop trying to chat me up.
别想跟我搭讪
Deja de intentar ligar conmigo
ナンパしようとしないで
나한테 작업 걸려고 하지 마.
She got chatted up all night.
她一整晚都有人跟她搭讪
Estuvieron tirándole los tejos toda la noche
彼女は一晩中ナンパされていた
그녀는 밤새 작업을 당했다.

Context: flirting, bars

Tone: playful

British slang for flirtatious conversation.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal