How to say “talk” in Chinese
talk, talk about
“Talk” in Chinese is 谈, tán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
谈 is read tán. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “谈”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 谈. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我想跟你谈谈wǒxiǎnggēnnǐtántanI'd like to have a talk with you.
- 他们在谈恋爱。tāmenzàitánliàn’àiThey're dating.
- 他们谈了三年恋爱tāmentánlesānniánliàn’àiThey dated for three years.
- 我想跟你单独谈谈。wǒxiǎnggēnnǐdāndútántanI want to talk to you in private.
- 经理想跟你谈话。jīnglǐxiǎnggēnnǐtánhuàThe manager wants to talk with you.
- 我们不谈政治wǒmenbùtánzhèngzhìLet's not talk about politics.
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More words from the lesson “Let's talk it over”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “talk” in Chinese?
“Talk” in Chinese is 谈, pinyin tán.
What does 谈 mean?
谈 (tán) means “talk, talk about”.
How do you write 谈?
谈 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 谈?
谈 is read tán. Tones: tán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“talk” in the lesson “Let's talk it over”
This word is from the topic “Politeness and conversation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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