谈
话

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The word "谈话" is formed by combining the character "谈", which means to talk or discuss and incorporates the speech radical "讠", with the character "话", which means speech or words and also contains the speech radical "讠". Together, these characters semantically reinforce each other to create a compound word meaning conversation or the act of talking.

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他们正在愉快地谈话。

Tāmen zhèngzài yúkuài de tánhuà.

They are having a pleasant conversation.

晚饭后，我们进行了一次谈话。

Wǎnfàn hòu, wǒmen jìnxíngle yīcì tánhuà.

After dinner, we had a talk.

老师希望和我进行一次严肃的谈话。

Lǎoshī xīwàng hé wǒ jìnxíng yīcì yánsù de tánhuà.

The teacher wants to have a serious talk with me.

两国领导人之间的谈话持续了两个小时。

Liǎng guó lǐngdǎorén zhī jiān de tánhuà chíxùle liǎng gè xiǎoshí.

The conversation between the two countries' leaders lasted for two hours.

这次坦诚的谈话有助于消除我们彼此间的误解。

Zhè cì tǎnchéng de tánhuà yǒu zhù yú xiāochú wǒmen bǐcǐ jiān de wùjiě.

This frank conversation helps to eliminate the misunderstandings between us.

Word Definition - 谈话

tán huà to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk; conversation; CL:次[cì]

Individual Character Details

谈 tán, tán
话 huà, huà