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谈判

tán pàn · tan pan

Traditional 談判

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. to negotiate
  2. negotiation
  3. talks
  4. conference
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Negotiating with Mum

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)今晚(jīnwǎn)要(yào)跟(gēn)妈妈(māma)谈判(tánpàn)。

    Liangliang, tonight I am going to negotiate with my mum.

  2. Liangliang

    谈判(tánpàn)？谈(tán)什么(shénme)？

    Negotiate? About what?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)每天(měitiān)多(duō)玩(wán)半个小时(bàngexiǎoshí)手机(shǒujī)。

    I want half an hour more on my phone every day.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)条件(tiáojiàn)？

    What are your terms?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)洗碗(xǐwǎn)！

    I will wash the dishes every day!

  6. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)谈判(tánpàn)没戏(méixì)，你家(nǐjiā)不是(bùshì)有(yǒu)洗碗机(xǐwǎnjī)吗(ma)？

    This negotiation is going nowhere. Doesn't your home have a dishwasher?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)可(kě)以(yǐ)做(zuò)中(zhōng)英(yīng)双(shuāng)向(xiàng)翻(fān)译(yì)，参(cān)加(jiā)跟(gēn)外(wài)国(guó)人(rén)交(jiāo)际(jì)谈(tán)判(pàn)。

I can translate between Chinese and English, and can participate in negotiations with foreigners.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

双(shuāng)方(fāng)经(jīng)过(guò)几(jǐ)个(ge)小(xiǎo)时(shí)的(de)谈(tán)判(pàn)，终(zhōng)于(yú)达(dá)成(chéng)了(le)协(xié)议(yì)。

After several hours of negotiation, the two sides finally reached an agreement.

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谈
tán

to speak; to talk

判
pàn

(bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) clearly (different)

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