Chinese word

谈话

Pronunciation

Pinyintán huà

Meaning

  • nounconversation

Example

他的谈话很有趣。tā de tán huà hěn yǒu qù

His conversation is very interesting.

Illustration for 谈话 (conversation)

More examples

老师和学生有一场谈话，讨论了考试安排。lǎo shī hé xué shēng yǒu yì cháng tán huà tǎo lùn le kǎo shì ān pái

The teacher and student had a conversation and discussed the exam schedule.

Core concept

A shared flow of spoken words for exchanging information, opinions, or thoughts.

Common phrases

  • 与老师的谈话yǔ lǎo shī de tán huà

    conversation with a teacher

  • 一场谈话yì cháng tán huà

    a conversation

Similar words

聊天liáo tiān: Friendly informal talk for chatting and spending time together.
交谈jiāo tán: Spoken communication in which people share ideas or feelings.
对话duì huà: A spoken exchange in which people take turns talking.
讨论tǎo lùn: An organized exchange of views about a particular problem or subject.

Definition in Chinese

指以口头语言进行的信息传递或意见交流，不包括书面形式，也可指这种交流所包含的话语内容，常作名词。zhǐ yǐ kǒu tóu yǔ yán jìn xíng de xìn xī chuán dì huò yì jiàn jiāo liú bù bāo kuò shū miàn xíng shì yě kě zhǐ zhè zhǒng jiāo liú suǒ bāo hán de huà yǔ nèi róng cháng zuò míng cí

Word origin

谈话 (tánhuà, "conversation") combines 谈 (tán, "discuss") with 话 (huà, "speech"), linking the act of discussing with the words spoken.

Usage tips

  • The exchange may happen in person, by telephone, or in a meeting, so physical face-to-face contact is not part of the word's meaning.

Other meanings

  • talkverb
  • discussionnoun

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