座谈
zuòtán
to hold a discussion; symposium
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
- 为了回应公众疑虑，委员会决定与受影响居民座谈，而不是只发布书面说明。 Wèile huíyìng gōngzhòng yílǜ, wěiyuánhuì juédìng yǔ shòu yǐngxiǎng jūmín zuòtán, ér bú shì zhǐ fābù shūmiàn shuōmíng. To respond to public concerns, the committee decided to hold discussions with affected residents rather than merely issue a written explanation.
- 老师跟家长座谈，讨论孩子近期的学习情况。 Lǎoshī gēn jiāzhǎng zuòtán, tǎolùn háizi jìnqī de xuéxí qíngkuàng. The teacher sat down with the parents to discuss the child's recent study situation.
- 公司定期和员工座谈，听取大家的建议。 Gōngsī dìngqī hé yuángōng zuòtán, tīngqǔ dàjiā de jiànyì. The company regularly holds talks with employees and listens to everyone's suggestions.
Related words
- 座 zuò a measure word for buildings and mountains
- 座位 zuòwèi seat
- 讲座 jiǎngzuò lecture
- 插座 chāzuò socket, outlet
- 就座 jiùzuò to take one's seat
- 星座 xīngzuò constellation; zodiac sign
- 座右铭 zuòyòumíng motto; maxim
- 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