kōng
tán

common
verb
noun

Meaning of 空谈

空谈 means to engage in empty talk; to just talk without action; idle talk; empty rhetoric; impractical words. Pronounced kōng tán.

  • to engage in empty talk; to just talk without action
  • idle talk; empty rhetoric; impractical words

Definitions & Examples

Lǐng
dǎo
qiáng
diào
yào
shí
gàn
 
qiè
kōng
tán
 

The leader emphasized the need for practical action and warned against empty talk.

zhǐ
huì
kōng
tán
xiǎng
 
cóng
jiàn
xíng
dòng
 

He only engages in empty talk about ideals; we never see him act.

Kōng
tán
guó
 
shí
gàn
xīng
bāng
 

Empty talk harms the nation, while solid work brings prosperity.