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谈 (tán): to talk, to discuss

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HSK 4verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to talk, to discuss
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 4
Strokes: 10
Radical: 讠
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to speak
to talk
to converse
to chat
to discuss
to speak
to talk
to converse
to chat
to discuss
to negotiate
surname Tan

Chinese explanation

谈是一个姓氏，例如谈先生。

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Example sentences

My surname is Tan, and my given name is Tan Ming.

Mr. Tan is our new colleague.

Her surname is Tan, not Tan.

Teacher Tan teaches us Chinese.

Let's have a talk.

They are talking business.

I want to talk with you about this problem.

We talked for a long time.

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