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

• 洽谈(洽談) to negotiate
• 谈不上(談不上) to be out of the question
• 谈话(談話) to talk; to converse ; talk; conversation
• 讲谈(講談) to chat
• 谐谈(諧談) joking; humorous talk
• 谈天(談天) to chat
• 长谈(長談) a long talk
• 六方会谈(六方會談) six-sided talks (on North Korea)
• 谈判制度(談判制度) collective bargaining system
• 健谈(健談) fond of conversation
• 交谈(交談) to converse; to chat
• 谈得来(談得來) to be able to talk to; to get along with; to be congenial
• 且行且谈(且行且談) walking and taking
• 街谈巷议(街談巷議) neighborhood talk
• 攀谈(攀談) to chat
• 促膝谈心(促膝談心) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk
• 侈谈(侈談) to prate
• 谈吐(談吐) style of conversation
• 混为一谈(混為一談) to confuse one thing with another; to muddle
• 朝鲜核谈(朝鮮核談) talks on North Korea's nuclear program
• 空谈(空談) prattle; idle chit-chat
• 街议巷谈(街議巷談) neighborhood talk
• 谈及(談及) to talk about; to mention
• 和平会谈(和平會談) peace talks; peace discussions
• 首脑会谈(首腦會談) summit talks; discussion between heads of state
• 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
• 正式谈判(正式談判) official negotiations
• 谈笑自若(談笑自若) to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened; to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)
• 大谈特谈(大談特談) to keep on talking about
• 详谈(詳談) detailed discussion
• 撇开不谈(撇開不談) to ignore an issue
• 核谈判(核談判) nuclear negotiations
• 奇谈(奇談) odd story; exotic tale; ridiculous argument
• 谈价(談價) to negotiate (prices); to haggle
• 谈谈(談談) to discuss; to have a chat ; abundant discussion
• 扯谈(扯談) to talk nonsense
• 海外奇谈(海外奇談) a strange story from abroad
• 面谈(面談) face-to-face meeting; an interview
• 教育相谈(教育相談) education counselor
• 会谈(會談) to discuss ; discussions; talks
• 深谈(深談) to have an in depth conversation; to have intimate talks; to discuss thoroughly
• 大谈(大談) to harangue; to yak
• 闭口不谈(閉口不談) to refuse to say anything about; to remain tight-lipped; to avoid mentioning
• 聚谈(聚談) to have a discussion in a group; to have a chat
• 谈何容易(談何容易) easier said than done
• 叙谈(敘談) to chat
• 夸夸其谈(誇誇其談) to talk big; to sound off; bombastic; grandiloquent
• 无话不谈(無話不談) not to hold anything back; (of close friends etc) to tell each other everything
• 泛泛而谈(泛泛而談) to speak in general terms
• 无所不谈(無所不談) to talk about everything

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• 卷十八　趙一 Chapter 18: Zhao I Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 38
• 卷二百〇六 志第一百五十九 藝文五 Volume 206 Treatises 159: Arts and Literature 5 History of Song 宋史 — count: 21
• 卷四百十三 列傳第一百七十二 趙汝談 趙汝讜 趙希錧 趙彥吶 趙善湘 趙與懽 趙必愿 Volume 413 Biographies 172: Zhao Rutan, Zhao Rudang, Zhao Xiguan, Zhao Yanne, Zhao ShanXiang, Zhao Yuhuan, Zhao Biyuan History of Song 宋史 — count: 18
• 十過第十 Chapter 10: Ten Faults Han Feizi 韓非子 — count: 15
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• 第六十四回 Chapter 64 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 10
• 卷九十八 志第七十四 藝文三 Volume 98 Treatises 74: Arts and Literature 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 10
• 卷七十五 列傳第四十五 王湛 荀崧 范汪 劉惔 張憑 韓伯 Volume 75 Biographies 45: Wang Zhan; Xun Song; Fan Wang; Liu Tan Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 10
• 卷二百八十三 列傳第一百七十一 儒林二 Volume 283 Biographies 171: Confucian Scholars 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 9
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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
• 多谈 (多談) 無務多談 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷三 建本 Chapter 3: Building a Foundation — count: 4
• 李谈 (李談) 邯鄲傳舍吏子李談謂平原君曰 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷六 復恩 Chapter 6: Repaying Kindness — 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