座
谈

To have an informal discussion in Chinese: 座谈 (zuò tán)

zuò tán

to have an informal discussion

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 座談1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to have an informal discussion

Stroke order

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座
谈

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ㄗㄨㄛˋ

zuò

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄢˊ

tán

ㄊ/ tㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

座谈

Simplified

座談

Traditional

Example sentences

See 座谈 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 老师和学生一起座谈教育问题。

    lǎo shī hé xué shēng yì qǐ zuò tán jiào yù wèn tí。

    Teachers and students held an informal discussion about education.

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Related words

谈

tán

to speak

座

zuò

seat

座位

zuò wèi

seat

讲座

jiǎng zuò

a course of lectures

谈判

tán pàn

to negotiate

谈话

tán huà

to talk (with sb)

会谈

huì tán

talks

让座

ràng zuò

to give up one's seat for sb

畅谈

chàng tán

to talk freely

访谈

fǎng tán

to visit and discuss

交谈

jiāo tán

to discuss

就座

jiù zuò

to take a seat

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