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谈论

tán lùn · tan lun

Traditional 談論

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to discuss; to talk about
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In a conversation

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Everyone talks about the weather

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)发现(fāxiàn)了(le)吗(ma)？大家(dàjiā)见面(jiànmiàn)都(dōu)先(xiān)谈论(tánlùn)天气(tiānqì)。

    Have you noticed? When people meet, they first talk about the weather.

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)啊(a)，今天(jīntiān)冷(lěng)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)在(zài)说(shuō)冷(lěng)。

    Yes. It is cold today, and everyone is saying so.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)谈论(tánlùn)天气(tiānqì)了(le)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)谈论(tánlùn)火锅(huǒguō)。

    I don't want to talk about the weather any more. I want to talk about hot pot.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)！这么(zhème)冷(lěng)，最(zuì)适合(shìhé)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)。

    Good idea! When it is this cold, hot pot is the best.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)谈(tán)论(lùn)了(le)各(gè)种(zhǒng)各(gè)样(yàng)的(de)话(huà)题(tí)。

We discussed a wide range of topics.

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

02

午(wǔ)休(xiū)时(shí)，同(tóng)事(shì)们(men)正(zhèng)在(zài)谈(tán)论(lùn)新(xīn)来(lái)的(de)经(jīng)理(lǐ)。

During the lunch break, the colleagues were talking about the new manager.

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