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谈

tán

HSK 4 Character Traditional 談

What 谈 means

1. to speak
2. to talk
3. to converse
4. to chat
5. to discuss

Other readings

谈 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Tánsurname Tan

Example sentences

• 她很健谈。
  Tā hěn jiàntán.
  She talks a lot.
• 开始谈论。
  Start talking.
• 快快谈论。
  Talk fast.
• 多多谈论。
  Talk more.
• 继续谈论！
  Keep talking!
• 冷静谈论。
  Talk calmly.

Words starting with 谈

• 谈判tán pànto negotiate; negotiation; talks
• 谈话tán huàto talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk
• 谈论tán lùnto discuss; to talk about
• 谈起tán qǐto mention; to speak of; to talk about
• 谈恋爱tán liàn àito be in a romantic relationship; to go steady; to be dating
• 谈不上tán bu shàngto be out of the question
• 谈及tán jíto talk about; to mention
• 谈心tán xīnto have a heart-to-heart chat
• 谈吐tán tǔstyle of conversation
• 谈情说爱tán qíng shuō àito murmur endearments (idiom); to get into a romantic relationship
• 谈笑风生tán xiào fēng shēngto talk cheerfully and wittily; to joke together
• 谈天tán tiānto chat
• 谈何容易tán hé róng yìeasier said than done (idiom)
• 谈天说地tán tiān shuō dìto talk endlessly; to talk about everything under the sun
• 谈得来tán de láito be able to talk to; to get along with; to be congenial
• 谈妥tán tuǒto come to terms; to reach an agreement
• 谈判桌tán pàn zhuōconference table
• 谈价tán jiàto negotiate (prices); to haggle
• 谈到tán dàoto refer to; to speak about; to talk about
• 谈星tán xīngastrology; fortune-telling
• 谈经tán jīngto explain a sutra; to expound the classics
• 谈谈tán tánto discuss; to have a chat
• 谈资tán zīsth that people like to chat about; topic of idle conversation
• 谈判地tán pàn dìplace for negotiations

Words containing 谈

• 洽谈qià tánto discuss
• 交谈jiāo tánto discuss; to converse; chat; discussion
• 会谈huì tántalks; discussions
• 访谈fǎng tánto visit and discuss; to interview
• 座谈会zuò tán huìconference; symposium; rap session
• 面谈miàn tánface-to-face meeting; an interview
• 座谈zuò tánto have an informal discussion
• 闲谈xián tánto chat
• 大谈dà tánto harangue; to yak
• 畅谈chàng tánto talk freely; to discuss without inhibition
• 杂谈zá tándiscussion of various topics
• 商谈shāng tánto confer; to discuss; to engage in talks
• 言谈yán tándiscourse; words; utterance
• 攀谈pān tánto chat
• 侃侃而谈kǎn kǎn ér tánto speak frankly with assurance
• 健谈jiàn tánentertaining in conversation
• 和谈hé tánpeace talks
• 笑谈xiào tánobject of ridicule; laughingstock; to laugh over sth
• 高谈阔论gāo tán kuò lùnto harangue; loud arrogant talk; to spout
• 长谈cháng tána long talk
• 混为一谈hùn wéi yī tánto confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
• 空谈kōng tánprattle; idle chit-chat
• 无稽之谈wú jī zhī tán(idiom) complete nonsense
• 纸上谈兵zhǐ shàng tán bīnglit. military tactics on paper (idiom); fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than…

Characters built on 炎

These share the phonetic component 炎 (yán), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 淡dàninsipid; diluted; weak
• 毯tǎnblanket; rug
• 氮dànnitrogen (chemistry)
• 痰tánphlegm; spittle
• 琰yǎngem; glitter of gems
• 郯Tánsurname Tan; name of an ancient city
• 啖dànto eat; to taste; to entice (using bait)
• 剡shànriver in Zhejiang

Characters that look like 谈

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 谎huǎnglies; to lie
• 谐xié(bound form) harmonious; (bound form) humorous; (literary) to reach agreement
• 谍diéto spy
• 诶xīsigh (to express regret)
• 谚yànproverb
• 诮qiàoridicule; to blame

Sounds the same

Read tán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 坛altar; platform; rostrum; (bound form) (sporting, literary etc) circles; world
• 潭deep pool; pond; pit (dialect)
• 痰phlegm; spittle
• 弹to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap
• 檀sandalwood; hardwood; purple-red
• 昙dark clouds
• 覃deep
• 倓quiet; peaceful
• 黮black, dark; unclear; private
• 惔to burn
• 榃raised path between fields
• 锬long spear