谈 tán
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 炎 flame, blaze
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
谈论
tánlùn
to discuss
Characters in this word
论 lùn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 仑 logical reasons, logical order
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 会议结束后，大家仍在走廊里谈论改革方案的细节。 Huìyì jiéshù hòu, dàjiā réng zài zǒuláng lǐ tánlùn gǎigé fāng'àn de xìjié. After the meeting ended, everyone was still discussing the details of the reform plan in the corridor.
- 同学们都在谈论周末的足球比赛。 Tóngxuémen dōu zài tánlùn zhōumò de zúqiú bǐsài. The classmates are all talking about the weekend football match.
- 大家喜欢在饭桌上谈论天气和孩子的学习。 Dàjiā xǐhuan zài fànzhuō shàng tánlùn tiānqì hé háizi de xuéxí. People like to talk about the weather and their children's studies at the dinner table.
Related words
- 谈 tán to talk
- 谈话 tánhuà to have a conversation
- 谈判 tánpàn to negotiate; negotiation
- 会谈 huìtán talks; to hold talks
- 访谈 fǎngtán to interview
- 交谈 jiāotán to chat, to converse
- 畅谈 chàngtán to talk freely; to have an open discussion
- 侃侃而谈 kǎnkǎn'értán to speak confidently and at length
- 夸夸其谈 kuākuāqítán to talk big; to make grandiose claims
- 洽谈 qiàtán to discuss; to negotiate
- 谈及 tánjí to mention; to refer to
- 纸上谈兵 zhǐshàngtánbīng to theorise idly; armchair strategy