Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 谈

surname Tan

to speak
to talk
to converse
to chat
to discuss

peace talks

to prate

to discuss; to converse
chat; discussion

to have a discussion in a group
to have a chat with sb

to negotiate
negotiation
talks
conference
CL:個／个 (gè)

to have an in depth conversation
to have intimate talks
to discuss thoroughly

prattle
idle chit-chat

to have an informal discussion
CL:次 (cì),個／个 (gè)

to have a heart-to-heart chat

to mention
to speak of
to talk about

to chat

object of ridicule
laughingstock
to laugh over sth
to make light chat

to speak face to face
meeting
interview

discussion
forum

discourse
words
utterance
what one says
manner of speech

local dialect

a long talk

sth that people like to chat about
topic of idle conversation

to talk with sb (face to face)
discussion
talk
chat

talks
discussions
CL:次 (cì)

entertaining in conversation

to talk freely
to discuss without inhibition

to chat

joking
humorous talk

style of conversation

astrology
fortune-telling

to discuss; to talk about

out of the question; pointless to discuss it

to talk freely

to confer
to discuss
to engage in talks

to discuss

to visit and discuss
to interview

anecdote passed on with approbation

to refer to
to speak about
to talk about

to chat

face-to-face meeting
an interview

to talk nonsense (dialect)

to negotiate (prices)
to haggle

to come to terms; to reach an agreement

to have a good talk

commune
private discussion

to explain a sutra
to expound the classics

to talk (with sb)
to have a conversation
talk
conversation
CL:次 (cì)

variant of 閒談／闲谈 (xiántán)

to chat

discussion of various topics

to discuss; to have a chat

to talk about
to mention

odd story
exotic tale
fig. ridiculous argument

to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking)
to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialogue)
(in book titles) essays
sketches

light intellectual conversation

to harangue
to yak

conference table

to court
to go steady
to be dating

place for negotiations

Decameron, collection of 100 tales of love supposedly told by ten young people in ten days, written by Giovanni Boccaccio 薄伽丘 ( Bójiāqiū)

can't come to an agreement

nuclear negotiations

conference
symposium
rap session

to be out of the question

to be able to talk to
to get along with
to be congenial

Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷／司马迁 ( Sīmǎ Qiān)

to be dating sb

kuākuā-qítán

to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air

Cháoxiǎnhétán

talks on North Korea's nuclear program

zhǐshàngtánbīng

lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice
armchair strategist
idle theorizing
cf Zhao Kuo 趙括／赵括 ( Zhào Kuò) leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰／长平之战 ( Chángpíngzhī Zhàn) in 260 BC

tángǔlùnjīn

to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)
to chat freely
to discuss everything

lǎoshēngchángtán

an old observation (idiom)
a truism
banal comments

tánqíngshuō'ài

to murmur endearments (idiom)
to get into a romantic relationship

gāotánkuòlùn

to harangue
loud arrogant talk
to spout

tánpànzhìdù

collective bargaining system

shǒunǎohuìtán

summit talks
discussion between heads of state

hùnwéiyītán

to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle

to keep on talking about

to talk about everything

hépínghuìtán

peace talks
peace discussions

kǎnkǎn'értán

to speak frankly with assurance

tánpàndìwèi

bargaining position

tántiānshuōdì

to talk endlessly; to talk about everything under the sun

chàngtánhuàkǎ

long-term calling card (telephone)

bùjīngzhītán

absurd statement
cock-and-bull story

qīngtánjiémù

talk show

jiàoyùxiāngtán

education counselor

kuākuā-qítán

variant of 誇誇其談／夸夸其谈 (kuākuā-qitān)

piēkāibùtán

to ignore an issue (idiom)

complete nonsense (idiom)

liùfānghuìtán

six-sided talks (on North Korea)

(idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk

tánhéróngyì

easier said than done (idiom)

tánxiàofēngshēng

to talk cheerfully and wittily
to joke together

to refuse to say anything about (idiom)
to remain tight-lipped
to avoid mentioning

to discuss behind closed doors

yántánlínsǒu

articulate in speech (idiom)
eloquent

not to hold anything back (idiom)
(of close friends etc) to tell each other everything

jiētánxiàngyì

(idiom) town gossip
streetcorner conversations

hépíngtánpàn

peace negotiations

Mèng Xī Bǐtán

Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括 ( Shěn Kuò), book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass

tánxiàozìruò

to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened
to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)

tánhǔsèbiàn

to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)
to be scared at the mere mention of

fànfàn'értán

to speak in general terms

tánxìngbiànsè

to turn green at the mention of sex; prudish

qítánguàilùn

strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)
unreasonable remarks