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Talking about Talking in Chinese

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ID: QW0143 Intermediate
Today the Qing Wen team have a very meta show for you. They are talking about talking. In Chinese there are many ways to express the various shades of discussing, conversing, chatting, etc. Find out how to use the following words in just the right context: 讨论 (tǎolùn), 商量 (shāngliáng), 说 (shuō), 谈 (tán), 讲 (jiǎng)!
Sat Mar 27 2010 | John, Liliana, Connie
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我们经常讨论话题。
wǒmen jīngcháng tǎolùn huàtí 。
We often discuss topics.
大家在论坛里讨论得很激烈。
dàjiā zài lùntán lǐ tǎolùn de hěn jīliè 。
Everyone is discussing intensely in the forums.
我们在讨论下个月的销售计划。
wǒmen zài tǎolùn xià ge yuè de xiāoshòu jìhuà 。
We're discussing next month's sales plan.
这是个大问题，我要回家跟老婆商量一下。
zhè shì ge dà wèntí ，wǒ yào huíjiā gēn lǎopó shāngliang yīxià 。
This is a big issue. I have to go home and discuss it with my wife.
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