tán
to speak
to talk
to converse
to chat
to discuss
zá tán
discussion of various topics
fǎng tán
to visit and discuss
to interview
zuò tán
to have an informal discussion
CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]
yán tán
discourse
words
utterance
what one says
manner of speech
tán xīn
to have a heart-to-heart chat
zuò tán huì
conference
symposium
rap session
zhǐ shàng tán bīng
lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice
armchair strategist
idle theorizing
cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括 leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC
tán huà
talk
conversation
CL:次[ci4]
shāng tán
to confer
to discuss
to engage in talks
miàn tán
face-to-face meeting
an interview
tán pàn
to negotiate
negotiation
talks
conference
CL:個|个[ge4]
chàng tán
to chat
a long talk
verbose
to talk freely to one's heart's content
jiāo tán
to discuss
to converse
chat
discussion
qí tán
odd story
exotic tale
fig. ridiculous argument
huì tán
talks
discussions
CL:次[ci4]
xián tán
variant of 閒談|闲谈[xian2 tan2]
tán tiān shuō dì
to talk endlessly
talking of anything under the sun
hùn wéi yī tán
to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
tán hé róng yì
easier said than done (idiom)
tán xiào fēng shēng
to talk cheerfully and wittily
to joke together
tán tán
to discuss
to have a chat
liù fāng huì tán
six-sided talks (on North Korea)
tán dào
to refer to
to speak about
to talk about
kǎn kǎn ér tán
to speak frankly with assurance
jǔ xíng huì tán
to hold talks
to take part in discussions with
tán bu shàng
to be out of the question
duì tán
to talk with somebody (face to face)
discussion
talk
chat
tán qíng shuō ài
to discuss passion and talk of love (idiom); to express love with terms of endearment
billing and cooing
wú jī zhī tán
complete nonsense (idiom)
tán liàn ài
to court
to go steady
to be dating
bǐ tán
conversation by writing
sketches and notes
tán jià
to negotiate (prices)
to haggle
gāo tán kuò lùn
to harangue
loud arrogant talk
to spout
mì tán
commune
private discussion
tán de lái
to be able to talk to
to get along with
to be congenial
bì kǒu bù tán
to refuse to say anything about (idiom)
to remain tight-lipped
to avoid mentioning
shēn tán
to have an in depth conversation
to have intimate talks
to discuss thoroughly
cù xī tán xīn
to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
shǒu nǎo huì tán
summit talks
discussion between heads of state
chě tán
to talk nonsense (dialect)
tán xīng
astrology
fortune-telling
jù tán
to have a discussion in a group
to have a chat with sb
tán xiào zì ruò
to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened
to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)
Sī mǎ Tán
Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1]
tán pàn zhì dù
collective bargaining system
hé píng huì tán
peace talks
peace discussions
piē kāi bù tán
to ignore an issue (idiom)
bù jīng zhī tán
absurd statement
cock-and-bull story
yán tán lín sǒu
articulate in speech (idiom)
eloquent
Cháo xiǎn hé tán
talks on North Korea's nuclear program
chàng tán huà kǎ
long-term calling card (telephone)
kuā kuā qí tán
to talk big
to sound off
bombastic
grandiloquent
tán bù lǒng
can't come to an agreement
tán gǔ lùn jīn
to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)
to chat freely
to discuss everything
tán hǔ sè biàn
to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)
to be scared at the mere mention of
tán zī
sth that people like to chat about
topic of idle conversation
jiē tán xiàng yì
the talk of the town (idiom)
měi tán
anecdote passed on with approbation
xiào tán
object of ridicule
laughingstock
to laugh over sth
to make light chat
jiàn tán
entertaining in conversation
Shí rì Tán
Decameron, collection of 100 tales of love supposedly told by ten young people in ten days, written by Giovanni Boccaccio 薄伽丘[Bo2 jia1 qiu1]
Mèng Xī Bǐ tán
Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括[Shen3 Kuo4], book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass
qí tán guài lùn
strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)
unreasonable remarks
wù tán
to speak face to face
meeting
interview
fàn fàn ér tán
to speak in general terms
wú huà bù tán
not to hold anything back (idiom)
(of close friends etc) to tell each other everything
pì shì mì tán
to discuss behind closed doors