谈

To speak in Chinese: 谈 (tán)

tán

to speak

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 談2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to speak
  2. 2to talk
  3. 3to converse
  4. 4to chat
  5. 5to discuss

Stroke order

Watch how to write 谈 stroke by stroke.

谈

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

Learn how to read Zhuyin

ㄊㄢˊ

tán

ㄊ/ tㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

谈

Simplified

談

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 她很健谈。

    tā hěn jiàn tán。

    She talks a lot.

  • 她谈了很多。

    tā tán le hěn duō。

    She talked a lot.

Spotted a mistake?

Related words

谈判

tán pàn

to negotiate

谈话

tán huà

to talk (with sb)

会谈

huì tán

talks

畅谈

chàng tán

to talk freely

访谈

fǎng tán

to visit and discuss

交谈

jiāo tán

to discuss

洽谈

qià tán

to discuss

谈到

tán dào

to refer to

谈论

tán lùn

to discuss

谈起

tán qǐ

to mention

座谈

zuò tán

to have an informal discussion

座谈会

zuò tán huì

conference

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 3 vocabulary listHSK 4 vocabulary listHSK 5 vocabulary list

Learn 谈 with spaced repetition

Add 谈 (tán) to your review queue and the FSRS algorithm will schedule it exactly when you're about to forget — then meet it again in a short AI-generated story written at your level.

Start learning free

No credit card required · Free tier included