談 (taam4 | tan2) : talk; chat; converse; speak; remark

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談

taam4

tan2

[1] [v] talk; chat; converse; speak; discuss
[2] [n] remark; utterance; talk; gossip

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 1

Radical: (#149)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

談 / 谈

This word has been viewed 8982 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Apr 2015 02:49

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洽談 hap1 taam4 qia4 tan2 = discuss together

座談 zo6 taam4 zuo4 tan2 = to hold an informal discussion

聚談 zeoi6 taam4 ju4 tan2 = to chat 國

交談 gaau1 taam4 jiao1 tan2 = to discuss; to talk; to chat

暢談 coeng3 taam4 chang4 tan2 = to talk endlessly; to talk with no inhibitions

談戀愛 taam4 lyun2 oi3 tan2 lian4 ai4 = to court someone (formal); go steady 國

談判 taam4 pun3 tan2 pan4 = to negotiate; negotiation; conference

談判專家 taam4 pun3 zyun1 gaa1 tan2 pan4 zhuan1 jia1 = negotiations specialist; negotiations expert; negotiator

和平談判 wo4 ping4 taam4 pun3 he2 ping2 tan2 pan4 = peace talks; peace negotiation

談天 taam4 tin1 tan2 tian1 = to chat; chat 國

談論 taam4 leon6 tan2 lun4 = to talk about; to discuss; discussion

談話 taam4 waa6 tan2 hua4 = conversation; speech; statement; speak; talk; converse

商談 soeng1 taam4 shang1 tan2 = [1] confer, discuss; [2] engage in talks

會談 wui6 taam4 hui4 tan2 = talks, discussions

談到 taam4 dou3*2 tan2 dao4 = to talk about

談及 taam4 kap6 = referring

和談 wo4 taam4 = peace talks

皮相之談 pei4 soeng3 zi1 taam4 = superficial opinion

不經之談 bat1 ging1 zi1 taam4 bu4 jing1 zhi1 tan2 = absurd statement; cock-and-bull story 國

步談機 bou6 taam4 gei1 bu4 tan2 ji1 = a handy talkie

閒談 haan4 taam4 xian2 tan2 = chat

和平會談 wo4 ping4 wui6 taam4 he2 ping2 hui4 tan2 = peace talks; peace discussions

敘談 zeoi6 taam4 xu4 tan2 = [v] chat

密談 mat6 taam4 mi4 tan2 = commune; private discussion; to whisper

傾談 king1 taam4 qing1 tan2 = to have a good heart-to-heart talk

紙上談兵 zi2 soeng6 taam4 bing1 zhi3 shang4 tan2 bing1 = hot air; idle theorizing

笑談 siu3 taam4 = funny talk

個別談話 go3 bit6 taam4 waa6 = a one-on-one conversation; a private conference

座談會 zo6 taam4 wui6*2 zuo4 tan2 hui4 = forum

相談 soeng1 taam4 = to discuss

漫談 maan6 taam4 = to casual talk

健談 gin6 taam4 jian4 tan2 = talkative

無稽之談 mou4 kai1 zi1 taam4 wu2 ji1 zhi1 tan2 = sheer nonsense; absurdity; outlandish; unfounded statement

促膝談心 cuk1 sat1 taam4 sam1 cu4 xi1 tan2 xin1 = have a heart to heart conversation (talk to someone in close proximity)

晤談 ng6 taam4 wu4 tan2 = interview, to meet and have a talk

談情說愛 taam4 cing4 syut3 oi3 tan2 qing2 shuo1 ai4 = to be courting; to be dating; for talk of love and romance to fill one's conversation

談何容易 taam4 ho4 jung4 ji6 tan2 he2 rong2 yi4 = easier said than done

怪談 gwaai3 taam4 guai4 tan2 = ghost / horror story

談天說地 taam4 tin1 syut3 dei6 tan2 tian1 shuo1 di4 = to talk endlessly

偷聽別人談話 tau1 teng1 bit6 jan4 taam4 waa6 = eavesdropping on private conversations (common formation)

六方會談 luk6 fong1 wui6 taam4 liu4 fang1 hui4 tan2 = six-sided talks (on North Korea)

削減戰略核武器會談 soek3 gaam2 zin3 loek6 hat6 mou5 hei3 wui6 taam4 xue1 jian3 zhan4 lue4 he2 wu3 qi4 hui4 tan2 = Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START)

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可惜那天限於時間，我們沒有就這個問題作深入的交談。國
Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time that day, we weren't able to discuss this problem in depth.

我不是一個侃談的人國
I am not someone who will speak boldly.

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