Separable disyllabic verbs 离合词

Apparently some verbs can be split. These are Verb + Object structures.  In English some phrasal verbs can also be split. Some English phrasal verbs.

I looked up the number in the phone book.
I looked the number up in the phone book.

游泳 yóuyǒng ( to swim)
化妆 huàzhuāng (to put on make-up)
排队 páiduì (to line up)
过期 guòqí (to be overdue)
罚款 fákuǎn (to fine)
打的 dǎ di   (to take a taxi)
开车 kāichē, (to drive)
住院 zhùyuàn (to go to hospital)
看病 kànbìng (to see a doctor)
发烧 fāshāo (to have a fever)
上课 shàngkè (to begin class)
开学 kāixué (to start a new school term)
睡觉 shuìjiào (to sleep)
起床 qǐchuáng (to  get up)
吃饭 chīfàn (to eat)
聊天        liáotiān    (to chat)

from New Practical Chinese Reader: Textbook Vol.3  page 16-17.

我想在咖啡馆聊天。Wǒ xiǎng zài kāfēi guǎn liáotiān. I would like to chat in the coffee shop.

我想在咖啡馆聊一会儿天。Wǒ xiǎng zài kāfēi guǎn liáo yīhuǐer tiān.  I would like to chat for a little while in the coffee shop.

她说话。 Tā shuōhuà. She talked.

她说了很长时间的话。 Tā shuō le hěn cháng shíjiān de huà。She talked for a long time.

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离合词 separable disyllabic verbs a copy from New Practical Chinese Reader: Textbook Vol.3  page 16-17.

Excellent explanations and examples on Chinese Grammar Wiki Separable verb and a very extensive list List of separable verbs