jiāotán

交谈

HSK 7-9Word · VerbTraditional交談

chat; converse; talk

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to converse; to chat; to talk with each other

Emphasizes mutual communication between two or more people. Can be used for both casual and serious discussions.

Liǎng两
wèi位
lǐng领
dǎo导
zài在
huì会
yì议
shì室
qīn亲
qiè切
dì地
jiāo交
tán谈
 。

The two leaders chatted cordially in the conference room.

Tā他
men们
yòng用
Yīng英
yǔ语
jiāo交
tán谈
qǐ起
lái来
 。

They started conversing in English.

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Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huān欢
zài在
kā咖
fēi啡
guǎn馆
hé和
péng朋
you友
qīng轻
sōng松
dì地
jiāo交
tán谈
 。

I like to chat casually with friends in a café.

Suī虽
rán然
yǔ语
yán言
bù不
tōng通
 ,
dàn但
tā他
men们
tōng通
guò过
shǒu手
shì势
yú愉
kuài快
dì地
jiāo交
tán谈
 。

Although they didn't share a language, they conversed happily using gestures.