How to say “negotiate” in Chinese
negotiate; negotiations
“Negotiate” in Chinese is 谈判, tán pàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
谈判 is read tán pàn: 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 right, 刂 “knife”; on the left, 半 bàn “half” hints at the sound: to cut in two, to settle a case.
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 “谈判”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 谈判. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 双方就贸易问题进行了三轮谈判。shuāngfāngjiùmàoyìwèntíjìnxínglesānlúntánpànThe two sides held three rounds of negotiations on trade issues.
- 双方同意通过谈判解决争议shuāngfāngtóngyìtōngguòtánpànjiějuézhēngyìThe two sides agreed to settle the dispute through negotiations.
- 谈判进行得怎么样？tánpànjìnxíngdezěnmeyàngHow are the negotiations going?
- 谈判有结果了吗？tánpànyǒujiéguǒlemaDid the negotiations get any results?
More words from the lesson “Ambassadors and negotiations”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “negotiate” in Chinese?
“Negotiate” in Chinese is 谈判, pinyin tánpàn.
What does 谈判 mean?
谈判 (tánpàn) means “negotiate; negotiations”.
How do you write 谈判?
谈判 is 2 characters: 谈 (tán) — talk, chat; 判 (pàn) — judge, decide. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 谈判?
谈判 is read tánpàn. Tones: tán — second tone, pàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“negotiate” in the lesson “Ambassadors and negotiations”
This word is from the topic “Peace, war and diplomacy” of HSK 6. 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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