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谈话

tán huà · tan hua

Traditional 談話

HSK 3Measure word: 次 cì

Meaning

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  1. to talk (with sb)
  2. to have a conversation
  3. talk
  4. conversation
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In a conversation

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A talk with the teacher

  1. Liangliang

    老师(lǎoshī)想(xiǎng)跟(gēn)我(wǒ)谈话(tánhuà)。

    The teacher wants to talk with me.

  2. Dengdeng

    谈话(tánhuà)？你(nǐ)做错(zuòcuò)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    A talk? What did you do wrong?

  3. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)我(wǒ)上课(shàngkè)太(tài)安静(ānjìng)了(le)。

    Nothing. The teacher says I'm too quiet in class.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)谈话(tánhuà)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    So how did the talk go?

  5. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)坐(zuò)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)，谁(shéi)都(dōu)没(méi)说话(shuōhuà)。

    We sat for ten minutes and neither of us said a word.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)恳(kěn)求(qiú)与(yǔ)我(wǒ)谈(tán)话(huà)的(de)原(yuán)因(yīn)是(shì)什(shén)么(me)？

What is your reason for soliciting a conversation with me?

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Solana · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)场(chǎng)谈(tán)话(huà)真(zhēn)是(shì)无(wú)法(fǎ)再(zài)进(jìn)行(xíng)下(xià)去(qù)了(le)。

There's really no way to continue this conversation any longer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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谈
tán

to speak; to talk

话
huà

words; speech; talk; what sb said; language; dialect

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