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
wú jī zhī tán
complete nonsense (idiom)
tán qíng shuō ài
to discuss passion and talk of love (idiom); to express love with terms of endearment
billing and cooing
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
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