洽 qià
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 合 to combine, to join, to unite
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
洽谈
qiàtán
to discuss; to negotiate
Characters in this word
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
- 双方就技术授权细节进行了三轮洽谈，但价格分歧仍然明显。 Shuāngfāng jiù jìshù shòuquán xìjié jìnxíng le sān lún qiàtán, dàn jiàgé fēnqí réngrán míngxiǎn. The two sides held three rounds of negotiations over the details of technology licensing, but their price differences remain clear.
- 两家公司正在洽谈合作，下个月可能签约。 Liǎng jiā gōngsī zhèngzài qiàtán hézuò, xià ge yuè kěnéng qiānyuē. The two companies are negotiating cooperation and may sign a contract next month.
- 会后，双方将就价格问题继续洽谈。 Huì hòu, shuāngfāng jiāng jiù jiàgé wèntí jìxù qiàtán. After the meeting, the two sides will continue to discuss the price issue.
Related words
- 融洽 róngqià harmonious; on good terms
- 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
- 谈论 tánlùn to discuss
- 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
- 谈及 tánjí to mention; to refer to