How to say “talk” in Chinese
talk; conversation
“Talk” in Chinese is 谈话, tán huà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
谈话 is read tán huà: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
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 “谈话”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 谈话. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 经理想跟你谈话。jīnglǐxiǎnggēnnǐtánhuàThe manager wants to talk with you.
- 这次谈话消除了我们之间的误会zhècìtánhuàxiāochúlewǒmenzhījiāndewùhuìThis talk cleared up the misunderstanding between us.
More words from the lesson “Don't interrupt!”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “talk” in Chinese?
“Talk” in Chinese is 谈话, pinyin tánhuà.
What does 谈话 mean?
谈话 (tánhuà) means “talk; conversation”.
How do you write 谈话?
谈话 is 2 characters: 谈 (tán) — talk, chat; 话 (huà) — speech, words. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 谈话?
谈话 is read tánhuà. Tones: tán — second tone, huà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“talk” in the lesson “Don't interrupt!”
This word is from the topic “Opinions and arguments” of HSK 5. 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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