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交谈

jiāo tán · jiao tan

Traditional 交談

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to discuss; to converse
  2. chat; discussion
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In a conversation

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Talking with a taxi driver

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)和(hé)中国人(zhōngguórén)交谈(jiāotán)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)很(hěn)紧张(jǐnzhāng)。

    I want to talk with Chinese people, but I get nervous.

  2. Dengdeng

    先(xiān)从(cóng)简单(jiǎndān)的(de)交谈(jiāotán)开始(kāishǐ)。

    Start with simple conversation.

  3. Leon

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)和(hé)出租车(chūzūchē)司机(sījī)交谈(jiāotán)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)！

    Today I talked with a taxi driver for ten minutes!

  4. Liangliang

    他(tā)说(shuō)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    What did he say?

  5. Leon

    我(wǒ)没(méi)听懂(tīngdǒng)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)点头(diǎntóu)。

    I did not understand, but I kept nodding.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

人(rén)类(lèi)是(shì)唯(wéi)一(yī)能(néng)够(gòu)彼(bǐ)此(cǐ)交(jiāo)谈(tán)的(de)动(dòng)物(wù)。

Man is the only animal that can talk.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)用(yòng)英(yīng)语(yǔ)交(jiāo)谈(tán)了(le)半(bàn)个(ge)小(xiǎo)时(shí)。

They conversed in English for half an hour.

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