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to speak / to talk / to converse / to chat / to discuss / (surname)
谈
tán
(verb)
【Primary Meaning】: To talk, to discuss
1. To talk, to converse:
- 说天 (talking about the day)
- 说心 (talking from the heart)
- 说论 (discussing the theory)
- 说话 (having a conversation)
- 说判 (commenting)
- 说吐 (expressing)
- 恳谈 (heartfelt talk)
- 洽谈 (negotiating)
- 漫谈 (casual chat)
- 说笑风生 (talking and laughing freely)
2. Statement, what has been heard:
- 笑谈 (joking talk)
- 无稽之谈 (nonsense talk)
- 传为美谈 (widely spread beautiful story)
3. Surname.
【Synonyms】:
1. Same as the primary meaning (En: talk)
2. Get along (En: get along)
3. Praise (En: praise)
【Citations】:
1. 《说文》: 谈,语也。 字亦作谭。
2. 《诗·小雅·节南山》: 不敢戏谈。
3. 《庄子·天运》: 三日不谈。
4. 《汉书·公孙宏传》: 宏为人谈笑多闻。
5. 《战国策·齐策》: 坐谈问之。
6. 南朝梁·丘迟《与陈伯之书》: 不假仆一二谈也。
7. 明·张溥《五人墓碑记》: 谈笑而死。
8. 清·徐珂《清稗类钞·战事类》: 女子毋多谈。
【Examples】:
- 又如: 谈笑自若 (to laugh and talk as if nothing is wrong)
- 谈聚 (gathering for conversation)
- 谈会 (meeting for discussion)
- 洽谈 (business negotiation)
- 座谈 (discussion without strict formality)
- 谈天 (talking about astronomy)
2. Get along (En: get along)
- 如: 他俩谈得来 (the two of them get along well)
3. Praise (En: praise)
- 引: 元·佚名《飞刀对箭》: 那个将军不喝采,那个把我不谈羡?
- 例: 又如: 谈荐 (to praise and recommend)
谈
tán
(noun)
所说的话,言论 (En: what is said or talked about)
- 如: 奇谈 (strange remarks)
- 言谈 (content and attitude of conversation)
- 谈交 (friendship based on conversation)
- 谈功 (skill of conversation)