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(tán huà) - to talk, conversation, talk in Mandarin

tánhuà

Traditional: 談話

Line drawing of 谈话
Coloured illustration of 谈话
#1733 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

to talk, conversation, talk

Word origin

A compound of 谈 (tán, to talk) and 话 (huà, speech or words), meaning to hold a conversation.

Origin
compound
Root
谈 (tán, to talk) + 话 (huà, speech)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 谈

Stroke order for 话

Examples

We talked for an hour.

The teacher had a talk with him.

This conversation is very important.

Their conversation was interrupted.

I would like to talk with you alone.

谈话 (tán huà) means to talk or hold a conversation, and as a noun a talk or discussion. It often implies a deliberate or formal exchange.

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This word is part of lesson 35.