谈
不
上

To be out of the question in Chinese: 谈不上 (tán bu shàng)

tán bu shàng

to be out of the question

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 談不上1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be out of the question

Stroke order

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谈
不
上

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄢˊ

tán

ㄊ/ tㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

˙ㄅㄨ

bu

˙/ neutral toneㄅ/ bㄨ/ u

ㄕㄤˋ

shàng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

谈不上

Simplified

談不上

Traditional

Example sentences

See 谈不上 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我们只是普通朋友，谈不上恋爱。

    wǒ men zhǐ shì pǔ tōng péng yǒu， tán bú shàng liàn ài。

    We're just ordinary friends; you can't call it romance.

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Related words

不

bù

no

上

shàng

(bound form) up

谈

tán

to speak

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

晚上

wǎn shang

evening

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

马上

mǎ shàng

at once

上网

shàng wǎng

to go online

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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