谈 tán

talk; conversation; surname

HSK 4 #474

DEFINITIONS

  • talk
  • conversation
  • surname
  • surname Tan
  • to speak
  • to talk
  • to converse
  • to chat
  • to discuss

STROKES

WORDS

言谈 yán tán discourse; words; utterance; what one says; manner of speech
谈不上 tán bu shàng to be out of the question
座谈 zuò tán to have an informal discussion; CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]
纸上谈兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng lit. military tactics on paper (idiom); fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice; armchair strategist; idle theorizing; cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括 leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC
畅谈 chàng tán to talk freely; to discuss without inhibition
高谈阔论 gāo tán kuò lùn to harangue; loud arrogant talk; to spout
谈天 tán tiān to chat
谈笑风生 tán xiào fēng shēng to talk cheerfully and wittily; to joke together
谈判桌 tán pàn zhuō conference table
促膝谈心 cù xī tán xīn to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
和平谈判 hé píng tán pàn peace negotiations
奇谈 qí tán odd story; exotic tale; fig. ridiculous argument
攀谈 pān tán to chat
泛泛而谈 fàn fàn ér tán to speak in general terms
密谈 mì tán commune; private discussion
谈天说地 tán tiān shuō dì to talk endlessly; talking of anything under the sun
笑谈 xiào tán object of ridicule; laughingstock; to laugh over sth; to make light chat
奇谈怪论 qí tán guài lùn strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom); unreasonable remarks
清谈 qīng tán light intellectual conversation
美谈 měi tán anecdote passed on with approbation
谈何容易 tán hé róng yì easier said than done (idiom)
谈虎色变 tán hǔ sè biàn to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom); to be scared at the mere mention of
不经之谈 bù jīng zhī tán absurd statement; cock-and-bull story
侈谈 chǐ tán to prate
倾谈 qīng tán to have a good talk
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