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畅谈

chàngtán

to talk freely; to have an open discussion

Two people chat animatedly over tea
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Characters in this word

畅 chàng

Strokes
8
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
申 to report 昜 bright, glorious
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 畅

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

Example phrases

  • 圆桌会议上,几位学者畅谈人工智能治理中的伦理边界。 Yuánzhuō huìyì shang, jǐ wèi xuézhě chàngtán réngōng zhìnéng zhìlǐ zhōng de lúnlǐ biānjiè. At the roundtable, several scholars freely discussed the ethical boundaries of artificial intelligence governance.
  • 老朋友见面后,在茶馆里畅谈了一个下午。 Lǎo péngyou jiànmiàn hòu, zài cháguǎn lǐ chàngtán le yí ge xiàwǔ. The old friends met and chatted freely in the teahouse all afternoon.
  • 毕业前夕,同学们坐在操场上畅谈各自的理想。 Bìyè qiánxī, tóngxuémen zuò zài cāochǎng shang chàngtán gèzì de lǐxiǎng. On the eve of graduation, classmates sat on the sports field talking freely about their dreams.

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