谈 (談) tán

1. tán verb to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, the idiom 纸上谈兵 'military tactics discussed on paper' (Guoyu '談' v; Unihan '談')
2. tán proper noun Tan
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '談' n 2; Unihan '談')
3. tán noun discussion
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '談' n 1)

Contained in

• 笔谈(筆談) to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking); to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialog); (in book titles) essays; sketches
• 座谈会(座談會) conference; symposium; informal discussion meeting ; conference; symposium; rap session
• 笑谈(笑談) object of ridicule; laughingstock; to laugh over something; to make light chat
• 奇谈怪论(奇談怪論) strange tales and absurd arguments; unreasonable remarks
• 论谈(論談) a forum
• 讲谈(講談) to chat
• 晤谈(晤談) to speak face to face; meeting; interview
• 谈价(談價) to negotiate (prices); to haggle
• 扯谈(扯談) to talk nonsense
• 谈丛(談叢) abundant discussion
• 畅谈话卡(暢談話卡) long-term calling card (telephone)
• 畅谈(暢談) to chat; to talk freely
• 交谈(交談) to converse; to chat
• 老生常谈(老生常談) a scholarly but banal observation
• 倾谈(傾談) to have a good talk
• 谈得来(談得來) to be able to talk to; to get along with; to be congenial
• 街议巷谈(街議巷談) neighborhood talk
• 叙谈(敘談) to chat
• 深谈(深談) to have an in depth conversation; to have intimate talks; to discuss thoroughly
• 谈不拢(談不攏) can't come to an agreement
• 密谈(密談) commune; private discussion
• 混为一谈(混為一談) to confuse one thing with another; to muddle
• 美谈(美談) anecdote passed on with approbation
• 奇谈(奇談) odd story; exotic tale; ridiculous argument
• 清谈节目(清談節目) talk show
• 谈虎色变(談虎色變) to turn pale at the mention of a tiger; to be scared at the mere mention of
• 核谈判(核談判) nuclear negotiations
• 正式谈判(正式談判) official negotiations
• 泛泛而谈(泛泛而談) to speak in general terms
• 谈星(談星) astrology; fortune-telling
• 谈吐(談吐) style of conversation
• 谈及(談及) to talk about; to mention
• 谈笑(談笑) to joke with
• 街谈巷说(街談巷說) neighborhood talk
• 谈情说爱(談情說愛) to discuss passion and talk of love
• 巷议街谈(巷議街談) neighborhood talk
• 谈话(談話) to talk; to converse ; talk; conversation
• 抗言谈在昔(抗言談在昔) with brave words discuss the things of old
• 街谈巷语(街談巷語) neighborhood talk
• 谈何容易(談何容易) easier said than done
• 无话不谈(無話不談) not to hold anything back; (of close friends etc) to tell each other everything
• 首脑会谈(首腦會談) summit talks; discussion between heads of state
• 谈谈(談談) to discuss; to have a chat ; abundant discussion
• 大谈(大談) to harangue; to yak
• 撇开不谈(撇開不談) to ignore an issue
• 健谈(健談) fond of conversation
• 促膝谈心(促膝談心) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk
• 且行且谈(且行且談) walking and taking

Also contained in

梦溪笔谈 、 司马谈 、 十日谈

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Collocations

• 孟谈 (孟談) 襄子謂張孟談曰 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十八　人間訓 Chapter 18: The Human World — count: 24
• 谈说 (談說) 有談說之名 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 奸劫弑臣第十四 Chapter 14: Treacherous, Coercive, and Murderous Officials — count: 21
• 谈曰 (談曰) 襄子謂張孟談曰 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十八　人間訓 Chapter 18: The Human World — count: 14
• 籍谈 (籍談) 籍談 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 11
• 赵谈 (趙談) 事貴人趙談等 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷三十七 季布欒布田叔傳 Volume 37: Ji Bu, Luan Bu and Tian Shu — count: 9
• 游谈 (游談) 是以外客游談之士無敢盡忠於前 — Xunzi 荀子, 臣道篇第十三 Chapter 13: The Way of the Statesman — count: 8
• 谈语 (談語) 談語終日不歸 — Guanzi 管子, 輕重丁第八十三 Chapter 83: Weight IV — count: 6
• 高谈 (高談) 申眉高談 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷二十八上 桓譚馮衍列傳 Volume 28a: Biographies of Huan Tan; Feng Yan — count: 4
• 谈指 (談指) 牂柯談指 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷七 昭帝紀 Volume 7: Annals of Emperor Zhao — count: 4
• 出言谈 (出言談) 出言談也 — Mozi 墨子, 卷七 天志中 Book 7 - Will of Heaven II — count: 4