Writing
谈话 (tán huà) — how to say "conversation" in Chinese
谈话
Conversation
verb
Character composition
谈
to talk
话
speech
Radicals / Keys
言
Speech
#149 · yán · 7 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
谈话内容
tánhuà nèiróng
content of the conversation
跟朋友谈话
gēn péngyou tánhuà
talk with a friend
Examples
在会议上，他们进行了长时间的谈话。
At the meeting, they had a long conversation.
我们谈话吧。
Let's talk.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say conversation in Mandarin?
"conversation" in Chinese is 谈话 (tán huà).
Tan hua Chinese meaning
谈话 (tán huà) means "Conversation".
Conversation in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced tán huà (written as tan hua, tanhua). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Tan hua in Chinese character
It is written 谈话: 谈 has 10 strokes, 话 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 谈话?
谈话 is on the HSK 3.0 level 5 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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