谈古论今 tán gǔ lùn jīn

to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)
  2. 2. to chat freely
  3. 3. to discuss everything

Characters

Character Meaning
谈 tán HSK 4
to discuss; to speak; to talk
古 gǔ HSK 5
ancient; old; surname Gu
论 lùn HSK 4
to discuss; to talk about; to regard
今 jīn HSK 1
now; this (day, year etc); the present time