谈话
HSK 3 (2021)
谈话 (tánhuà) · to talk
谈话 (tánhuà) means “to talk; conversation; talk”. It is written with 2 characters: 谈 (to talk) + 话 (words). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 谈话 is built
The characters
谈 tán · to talk
What 谈 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 炎yán — flame
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 人rén — person
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 人rén — person
- 火huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 炎 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
话 huà · words
What 话 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 千qiān — thousand
Origin hint: A spoken 讠 tongue 舌; 舌 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
老师找我谈话了。Lǎoshī zhǎo wǒ tánhuà le.The teacher asked to have a talk with me.
他们的谈话很长。Tāmen de tánhuà hěn cháng.Their conversation was very long.
Questions about 谈话
What does 谈话 mean?
谈话 (tánhuà) means “to talk; conversation; talk”.
How do you pronounce 谈话?
谈话 is pronounced tánhuà.
Which HSK level is 谈话?
谈话 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 谈判tánpànto negotiate
- 侃侃而谈kǎnkǎnértánto speak with ease and confidence
- 洽谈qiàtánto negotiate
- 谈tánto talk
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
- 电话diànhuàtelephone
- 说话shuōhuàto speak
- 的话dehuàif (after a clause)
- 对话duìhuàdialogue
- 讲话jiǎnghuàto talk
Learn 谈话 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.