tán

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Definitions

  1. 1. to speak
  2. 2. to talk
  3. 3. to converse
  4. 4. to chat
  5. 5. to discuss

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 谈

交谈
jiāo tán

to discuss; to converse

座谈
zuò tán

to have an informal discussion

座谈会
zuò tán huì

conference

畅谈
chàng tán

to talk freely

会谈
huì tán

talks

洽谈
qià tán

to discuss

访谈
fǎng tán

to visit and discuss

夸夸其谈
kuā kuā qí tán

to talk big

谈不上
tán bu shàng

to be out of the question

谈判
tán pàn

to negotiate

谈到
tán dào

to refer to

谈话
tán huà

to talk (with sb)

谈论
tán lùn

to discuss; to talk about

谈起
tán qǐ

to mention

不经之谈
bù jīng zhī tán

absurd statement

侃侃而谈
kǎn kǎn ér tán

to speak frankly with assurance

侈谈
chǐ tán

to prate

促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn

to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)

健谈
jiàn tán

entertaining in conversation

倾谈
qīng tán

to have a good talk

免谈
miǎn tán

out of the question; pointless to discuss it

六方会谈
liù fāng huì tán

six-sided talks (on North Korea)

丛谈
cóng tán

discussion

司马谈
sī mǎ tán

Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷|司马迁[sī mǎ qiān]

和平会谈
hé píng huì tán

peace talks

和平谈判
hé píng tán pàn

peace negotiations

和谈
hé tán

peace talks

商谈
shāng tán

to confer

梦溪笔谈
mèng xī bǐ tán

Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括[shěn kuò], book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass

大谈
dà tán

to harangue

大谈特谈
dà tán tè tán

to keep on talking about

奇谈
qí tán

odd story

奇谈怪论
qí tán guài lùn

strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)

密谈
mì tán

commune

对谈
duì tán

to talk with sb (face to face)

扯谈
chě tán

to talk nonsense (dialect)

撇开不谈
piē kāi bù tán

to ignore an issue (idiom)

攀谈
pān tán

to chat

叙谈
xù tán

to chat

教育相谈
jiào yù xiāng tán

education counselor

晤谈
wù tán

to speak face to face

畅谈话卡
chàng tán huà kǎ

long-term calling card (telephone)

朝鲜核谈
cháo xiǎn hé tán

talks on North Korea's nuclear program

核谈判
hé tán pàn

nuclear negotiations

泛泛而谈
fàn fàn ér tán

to speak in general terms

深谈
shēn tán

to have an in depth conversation

混为一谈
hùn wéi yī tán

to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle

清谈
qīng tán

light intellectual conversation

清谈节目
qīng tán jié mù

talk show

无所不谈
wú suǒ bù tán

to talk about everything

无稽之谈
wú jī zhī tán

complete nonsense (idiom)

无话不谈
wú huà bù tán

(of close friends etc) to tell each other everything

空谈
kōng tán

prattle

笑谈
xiào tán

object of ridicule

笔谈
bǐ tán

to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking)

纸上谈兵
zhǐ shàng tán bīng

lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)

纵谈
zòng tán

to talk freely

美谈
měi tán

anecdote passed on with approbation

老生常谈
lǎo shēng cháng tán

a truism

聚谈
jù tán

to have a discussion in a group

街谈巷议
jiē tán xiàng yì

(idiom) town gossip

言谈
yán tán

discourse

言谈林薮
yán tán lín sǒu

articulate in speech (idiom)

谈不拢
tán bù lǒng

can't come to an agreement

谈何容易
tán hé róng yì

easier said than done (idiom)

谈价
tán jià

to negotiate (prices)

谈判制度
tán pàn zhì dù

collective bargaining system

谈判地
tán pàn dì

place for negotiations

谈判地位
tán pàn dì wèi

bargaining position

谈判桌
tán pàn zhuō

conference table

谈及
tán jí

to talk about

谈古论今
tán gǔ lùn jīn

to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)

谈吐
tán tǔ

style of conversation

谈天
tán tiān

to chat

谈天说地
tán tiān shuō dì

to talk endlessly; to talk about everything under the sun

谈妥
tán tuǒ

to come to terms; to reach an agreement

谈得来
tán de lái

to be able to talk to

谈心
tán xīn

to have a heart-to-heart chat

谈性变色
tán xìng biàn sè

to turn green at the mention of sex

谈情说爱
tán qíng shuō ài

to murmur endearments (idiom)

谈恋爱
tán liàn ài

to court

谈星
tán xīng

astrology

谈朋友
tán péng you

to be dating sb

谈笑自若
tán xiào zì ruò

to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened

谈笑风生
tán xiào fēng shēng

to talk cheerfully and wittily

谈经
tán jīng

to explain a sutra

谈虎色变
tán hǔ sè biàn

to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)

谈谈
tán tán

to discuss

谈资
tán zī

sth that people like to chat about

谐谈
xié tán

joking

乡谈
xiāng tán

local dialect

长谈
cháng tán

a long talk

闭口不谈
bì kǒu bù tán

to refuse to say anything about (idiom)

闲谈
xián tán

to chat

辟室密谈
pì shì mì tán

to discuss behind closed doors

杂谈
zá tán

discussion of various topics

面谈
miàn tán

face-to-face meeting

首脑会谈
shǒu nǎo huì tán

summit talks

高谈阔论
gāo tán kuò lùn

to harangue