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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 tánTan2to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss; surname Tan
2谈话 談話 tán huàtan2 hua4to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk; conversation; Classifiers:
3谈到 談到 tán dàotan2 dao4to refer to; to speak about; to talk about
4座谈会 座談會 zuò tán huìzuo4 tan2 hui4conference; symposium; rap session
5交谈 交談 jiāo tánjiao1 tan2to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion
6谈判 談判 tán pàntan2 pan4to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference; Classifiers:
7谈论 談論 tán lùntan2 lun4to discuss; to talk about
8谈不上 談不上 tán bu shàngtan2 bu5 shang4to be out of the question
9会谈 會談 huì tánhui4 tan2talks; discussions; Classifiers:
10座谈 座談 zuò tánzuo4 tan2to have an informal discussion; Classifiers:
11谈心 談心 tán xīntan2 xin1to have a heart-to-heart chat
12谈谈 談談 tán tántan2 tan2to discuss; to have a chat
13混为一谈 混為一談 hùn wéi tánhun4 wei2 yi1 tan2to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
14洽谈 洽談 qià tánqia4 tan2to discuss
15闲谈 閑談 xián tánxian2 tan2chat; to chat; variant of 闲谈
16无所不谈 無所不談 suǒ tánwu2 suo3 bu4 tan2to talk about everything
17笔谈 筆談 tánbi3 tan2to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking); to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialogue); (in book titles) essays; sketches
18闭口不谈 閉口不談 kǒu tánbi4 kou3 bu4 tan2to refuse to say anything about (idiom); to remain tight-lipped; to avoid mentioning
19不经之谈 不經之談 jīng zhī tánbu4 jing1 zhi1 tan2absurd statement; cock-and-bull story
20长谈 長談 cháng tánchang2 tan2a long talk
21畅谈 暢談 chàng tánchang4 tan2to talk freely; to discuss without inhibition
22畅谈话卡 暢談話卡 chàng tán huà chang4 tan2 hua4 ka3long-term calling card (telephone)
23朝鲜核谈 朝鮮核談 cháo xiǎn tánChao2 xian3 he2 tan2talks on North Korea's nuclear program
24扯谈 扯談 chě tánche3 tan2to talk nonsense (dialect)
25侈谈 侈談 chǐ tánchi3 tan2to prate
26啜茶清谈 啜茶清談 chuò chá qīng tánchuo4 cha2 qing1 tan2to sip tea and chat (idiom)
27丛谈 叢談 cóng táncong2 tan2discussion; forum
28促膝谈心 促膝談心 tán xīncu4 xi1 tan2 xin1to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
29大谈 大談 tánda4 tan2to harangue; to yak
30大谈特谈 大談特談 tán tánda4 tan2 te4 tan2to keep on talking about
31对谈 對談 duì tándui4 tan2to talk with sb (face to face); discussion; talk; chat
32泛泛而谈 泛泛而談 fàn fàn ér tánfan4 fan4 er2 tan2to speak in general terms
33访谈 訪談 fǎng tánfang3 tan2to visit and discuss; to interview
34高谈阔论 高談闊論 gāo tán kuò lùngao1 tan2 kuo4 lun4to harangue; loud arrogant talk; to spout
35海外奇谈 海外奇談 hǎi wài tánhai3 wai4 qi2 tan2traveler's tale; tall story (idiom)
36和平会谈 和平會談 píng huì tánhe2 ping2 hui4 tan2peace talks; peace discussions
37和平谈判 和平談判 píng tán pànhe2 ping2 tan2 pan4peace negotiations
38和谈 和談 tánhe2 tan2peace talks
39核谈判 核談判 tán pànhe2 tan2 pan4nuclear negotiations
40健谈 健談 jiàn tánjian4 tan2entertaining in conversation
41教育相谈 教育相談 jiào xiāng tánjiao4 yu4 xiang1 tan2education counselor
42街谈巷议 街談巷議 jiē tán xiàng jie1 tan2 xiang4 yi4(idiom) town gossip; streetcorner conversations
43举行会谈 舉行會談 xíng huì tánju3 xing2 hui4 tan2to hold talks; to take part in discussions with
44聚谈 聚談 tánju4 tan2to have a discussion in a group; to have a chat with sb
45侃侃而谈 侃侃而談 kǎn kǎn ér tánkan3 kan3 er2 tan2to speak frankly with assurance
46空谈 空談 kōng tánkong1 tan2prattle; idle chit-chat
47夸夸其谈 誇誇其談 kuā kuā tánkua1 kua1 qi2 tan2to talk big; to sound off; bombastic; grandiloquent
48阔步高谈 闊步高談 kuò gāo tánkuo4 bu4 gao1 tan2to walk and speak pretentiously (idiom)
49老生常谈 老生常談 lǎo shēng cháng tánlao3 sheng1 chang2 tan2an old observation (idiom); a truism; banal comments
50六方会谈 六方會談 liù fāng huì tánliu4 fang1 hui4 tan2six-sided talks (on North Korea)
51美谈 美談 měi tánmei3 tan2anecdote passed on with approbation
52梦溪笔谈 夢溪筆談 mèng tánMeng4 Xi1 Bi3 tan2Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括 , book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass
53密谈 密談 tánmi4 tan2commune; private discussion
54面谈 面談 miàn tánmian4 tan2face-to-face meeting; an interview
55攀谈 攀談 pān tánpan1 tan2to chat
56烹茗清谈 烹茗清談 pēng míng qīng tánpeng1 ming2 qing1 tan2to brew tea and chat (idiom)
57辟室密谈 闢室密談 shì tánpi4 shi4 mi4 tan2to discuss behind closed doors
58撇开不谈 撇開不談 piē kāi tánpie1 kai1 bu4 tan2to ignore an issue (idiom)
59奇谈 奇談 tánqi2 tan2odd story; exotic tale; fig. ridiculous argument
60奇谈怪论 奇談怪論 tán guài lùnqi2 tan2 guai4 lun4strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom); unreasonable remarks
61洽谈会 洽談會 qià tán huìqia4 tan2 hui4talks (often business talks or informal negotiations); trade-fair discussions
62千古奇谈 千古奇談 qiān tánqian1 gu3 qi2 tan2strange stories of all ages; a bizarre tale (idiom)
63窃窃交谈 竊竊交談 qiè qiè jiāo tánqie4 qie4 jiao1 tan2to speak in whispers (idiom)
64倾谈 傾談 qīng tánqing1 tan2light intellectual conversation; to have a good talk
65清谈节目 清談節目 qīng tán jié qing1 tan2 jie2 mu4talk show
66商谈 商談 shāng tánshang1 tan2to confer; to discuss; to engage in talks
67深谈 深談 shēn tánshen1 tan2to have an in depth conversation; to have intimate talks; to discuss thoroughly
68十日谈 十日談 shí tánShi2 ri4 Tan2Decameron, collection of 100 tales of love supposedly told by ten young people in ten days, written by Giovanni Boccaccio 薄伽丘
69首脑会谈 首腦會談 shǒu nǎo huì tánshou3 nao3 hui4 tan2summit talks; discussion between heads of state
70司马谈 司馬談 tánSi1 ma3 Tan2Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司马迁
71谈不拢 談不攏 tán lǒngtan2 bu4 long3can't come to an agreement
72谈得来 談得來 tán de láitan2 de5 lai2to be able to talk to; to get along with; to be congenial
73谈古论今 談古論今 tán lùn jīntan2 gu3 lun4 jin1to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom); to chat freely; to discuss everything
74谈古说今 談古說今 tán shuō jīntan2 gu3 shuo1 jin1to talk of past and present (idiom)
75谈何容易 談何容易 tán róng tan2 he2 rong2 yi4easier said than done (idiom)
76谈虎色变 談虎色變 tán biàntan2 hu3 se4 bian4to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom); to be scared at the mere mention of
77谈及 談及 tán tan2 ji2to talk about; to mention
78谈价 談價 tán jiàtan2 jia4to negotiate (prices); to haggle
79谈经 談經 tán jīngtan2 jing1to explain a sutra; to expound the classics
80谈恋爱 談戀愛 tán liàn àitan2 lian4 ai4to court; to go steady; to be dating
81谈判制度 談判制度 tán pàn zhì tan2 pan4 zhi4 du4collective bargaining system
82谈判桌 談判桌 tán pàn zhuōtan2 pan4 zhuo1conference table
83谈朋友 談朋友 tán péng youtan2 peng2 you5to be dating sb
84谈情说爱 談情說愛 tán qíng shuō àitan2 qing2 shuo1 ai4to murmur endearments (idiom); to get into a romantic relationship
85谈天 談天 tán tiāntan2 tian1to chat
86谈天论地 談天論地 tán tiān lùn tan2 tian1 lun4 di4to talk of everything under the sun (idiom)
87谈天说地 談天說地 tán tiān shuō tan2 tian1 shuo1 di4to talk endlessly; talking of anything under the sun
88谈吐 談吐 tán tan2 tu3style of conversation
89谈吐幽默 談吐幽默 tán yōu tan2 tu3 you1 mo4to talk with a sense of humor (idiom)
90谈笑封侯 談笑封侯 tán xiào fēng hóutan2 xiao4 feng1 hou2to rise in the world with great ease (idiom)
91谈笑风生 談笑風生 tán xiào fēng shēngtan2 xiao4 feng1 sheng1to talk cheerfully and wittily; to joke together
92谈笑如前 談笑如前 tán xiào qiántan2 xiao4 ru2 qian2to talk and laugh together just as in the past (idiom)
93谈笑自若 談笑自若 tán xiào ruòtan2 xiao4 zi4 ruo4to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened; to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)
94谈心说性 談心說性 tán xīn shuō xìngtan2 xin1 shuo1 xing4Neo-Confucian speculation on mind and nature (idiom)
95谈星 談星 tán xīngtan2 xing1astrology; fortune-telling
96谈性变色 談性變色 tán xìng biàn tan2 xing4 bian4 se4to turn green at the mention of sex; prudish
97谈言微中 談言微中 tán yán wēi zhòngtan2 yan2 wei1 zhong4to speak tactfully but to the point; to make one's point through hints; to be able to satirize aptly (idiom)
98谈资 談資 tán tan2 zi1sth that people like to chat about; topic of idle conversation
99歪谈乱道 歪談亂道 wāi tán luàn dàowai1 tan2 luan4 dao4to talk nonsense (idiom)
100无话不谈 無話不談 huà tánwu2 hua4 bu4 tan2not to hold anything back (idiom); (of close friends etc) to tell each other everything
101无稽之谈 無稽之談 zhī tánwu2 ji1 zhi1 tan2complete nonsense (idiom)
102晤谈 晤談 tánwu4 tan2to speak face to face; meeting; interview
103乡谈 鄉談 xiāng tánxiang1 tan2local dialect
104笑谈 笑談 xiào tánxiao4 tan2object of ridicule; laughingstock; to laugh over sth; to make light chat
105谐谈 諧談 xié tánxie2 tan2joking; humorous talk
106雄辩高谈 雄辯高談 xióng biàn gāo tánxiong2 bian4 gao1 tan2a vigorous debate and lofty discourse (idiom)
107叙谈 敘談 tánxu4 tan2to chat
108言谈 言談 yán tányan2 tan2discourse; words; utterance; what one says; manner of speech
109言谈林薮 言談林藪 yán tán lín sǒuyan2 tan2 lin2 sou3articulate in speech (idiom); eloquent
110言谈微中 言談微中 yán tán wēi zhòngyan2 tan2 wei1 zhong4One's speech is subtle. (idiom)
111杂谈 雜談 tánza2 tan2discussion of various topics
112只字不谈 隻字不談 zhī tánzhi1 zi4 bu4 tan2to say nothing about (sth.) (idiom)
113纸上谈兵 紙上談兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīngzhi3 shang4 tan2 bing1lit. military tactics on paper (idiom); fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice; armchair strategist; idle theorizing; cf Zhao Kuo 赵括 leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 长平之战 in 260 BC
114纵谈 縱談 zòng tánzong4 tan2to talk freely

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