談

tán

A1 Level 3* ★ Core word
Verb

談 (tán) is a Chinese word meaning “to speak”. It sits at TOCFL Level 3* (CEFR A1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. surname Tan
  2. to speak
  3. to talk
  4. to converse
  5. to chat
  6. to discuss

Stroke order

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Example

我想跟你談一件事。

I'd like to talk to you about something.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).