Meaning of 谈话
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to talk (with sb)
- to have a conversation
- talk
- conversation
Measure word: 次
How to use 谈话
谈话 is a fairly formal word for a conversation or a serious talk, often between a boss and an employee, a teacher and a student, or officials. It works as a verb or a noun. Example: 老师想和你谈话。(Lǎoshī xiǎng hé nǐ tánhuà.) The teacher wants to have a talk with you.
谈 (tán) has the speech radical 讠 next to 炎, two fires stacked, so picture people chatting warmly around a fire. Add 话 (huà), words or speech, and 谈话 is a talk where words go back and forth.
Common mistake: Learners use 谈话 for casual chatting with friends, but that sounds stiff; use 聊天 (liáotiān) instead. Also, 谈话 is not followed by a direct object, so say 和他谈话 (hé tā tánhuà), not 谈话他.
谈话 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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谈 tán · to speak · 10 strokes
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话 huà · dialect · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 谈话.
| 电话 | diànhuà | telephone; phone call |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to speak; to say |
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | to make a telephone call |
| 的话 | dehuà | if (coming after a conditional clause) |
| 讲话 | jiǎnghuà | a speech; to speak |
| 笑话 | xiàohua | joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock |
| 对话 | duìhuà | to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation |
| 普通话 | pǔtōnghuà | Putonghua; standard Mandarin |
| 笑话儿 | xiàohuar | erhua form of 笑話|笑话[xiao4 hua5] |
| 话题 | huàtí | subject (of a talk or conversation); topic |
| 谈判 | tánpàn | to negotiate; negotiation |
| 话剧 | huàjù | stage play; modern drama |
Questions about 谈话
What does 谈话 mean?
谈话 (tánhuà) means "to talk (with sb); to have a conversation".
How do you write 谈话?
谈话 is made of 2 characters: 谈 (10 strokes), 话 (8 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 谈话 an HSK word?
Yes. 谈话 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 谈话 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 谈话 is written 談話.
What is the difference between 谈话 and 说话?
说话 (shuōhuà) simply means to speak or say something, like 别说话 (bié shuōhuà), don't talk. 谈话 means having a conversation with someone, usually about something specific or serious.
Can I split 谈话 like other verb-object words?
Yes, in speech you can insert words, as in 谈了一次话 (tán le yí cì huà), had a talk once. More often people keep it whole and add 一次 before it as a noun: 一次谈话 (yí cì tánhuà), one conversation.