交谈 (交談)
jiāo tán
Pinyin

Definition

交谈 (交談)
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jiāo tán
  1. to discuss
  2. to converse
  3. chat
  4. discussion

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

交
jiāo
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to deliver
  3. 3 to pay (money)
  4. 4 to turn over
  5. 5 to make friends
  6. 6 to intersect (lines)
  7. 7 variant: 跤 jiāo
交友
jiāo yǒu
  1. 1 to make friends
交往
jiāo wǎng
  1. 1 to associate (with)
  2. 2 to have contact (with)
  3. 3 to hang out (with)
  4. 4 to date
  5. 5 (interpersonal) relationship
  6. 6 association
  7. 7 contact
交易
jiāo yì
  1. 1 (business) transaction
  2. 2 business deal
  3. 3 classifier: 笔 bǐ
交流
jiāo liú
  1. 1 to exchange
  2. 2 exchange
  3. 3 communication
  4. 4 interaction
  5. 5 to have social contact (with sb)

Idioms (20)

一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
  1. 1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
  1. 1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
  1. 1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])

Sample Sentences

日常的简单交谈
rìcháng de jiǎndān jiāotán
Simple day-to-day conversation.
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我根本看不到具体的计划，当我和副总统交谈时，
wǒ gēnběn kànbúdào jùtǐ de jìhuà ，dāng wǒ hé fù zǒngtǒng jiāotán shí ，
I just don't see a concrete plan emerging and when I spoke to the vice president,
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那么，我们在实际的商业活动当中，就是跟他在交谈当中，可以暗示地问一些问题。
nàme ，wǒmen zài shíjì de shāngyè huódòng dāngzhōng ，jiùshì gēn tā zài jiāotán dāngzhōng ，kěyǐ ànshì de wèn yīxiē wèntí 。
So, when actually conducting business, when conversing with someone, you can subtly ask some questions.
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什么呀！很多人并不是干坏事才得艾滋的。其实除了性传播、母婴传播和血液传播，其他接触都是安全的，像拥抱，握手，交谈都不用担心。
shénme ya ！hěn duō rén bìngbùshì gànhuàishì cái dé qìzī de 。qíshí chúle xìng chuánbō 、mǔyīng chuánbō hé xuèyèchuánbō ，qítā jiēchù dōushì ānquán de ，xiàng yōngbào ，wòshǒu ，jiāotán dōu bùyòng dānxīn 。
Nonsense! Lots of people who have done nothing wrong still get AIDS. Actually, other than being spread through sexual contact, or from a mother to child, or through blood, all other contact is safe. There's no need to worry about hugging, holding hands or having a conversation.
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