conversation; talk; discussion
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesverb
to converse; to talk; to chat
Emphasizes the act of verbal communication between people. Can be separated with measure words (e.g., 谈一次话).
Tā他
men们
zhèng正
zài在
wū屋
lǐ里
tán谈
huà话
。
They are talking inside the room.
Wǒ我
xiǎng想
hé和
nǐ你
tán谈
yī一
cì次
huà话
。
I want to have a talk with you.
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Lǎo老
shī师
zhǎo找
xué学
sheng生
tán谈
huà话
liǎo了
jiě解
qíng情
kuàng况
。
The teacher talked with the student to understand the situation.
Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
zuò坐
xià下
lái来
hǎo好
hao好
tán谈
tan谈
。
We should sit down and have a good talk.
noun
talk; statement; interview (often political)
formalRefers to a formal statement, interview, or the written record of a conversation, frequently used in political or official contexts.
Xīn新
huá华
shè社
fā发
biǎo表
le了
zhòng重
yào要
tán谈
huà话
。
Xinhua News Agency issued an important statement.
Liǎng两
guó国
lǐng领
dǎo导
rén人
de的
tán谈
huà话
nèi内
róng容
bèi被
gōng公
bù布
le了
。
The content of the talks between the leaders of the two countries was announced.
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Zhè这
shì是
yī一
cì次
jù具
yǒu有
lì历
shǐ史
yì意
yì义
de的
tán谈
huà话
。
This is a historically significant talk.
Bào报
zhǐ纸
quán全
wén文
kān刊
dēng登
le了
zǒng总
tǒng统
de的
tán谈
huà话
。
The newspaper published the president's statement in full.