谈起 談起
谈起 談起 tán qǐ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ taam4 hei2 HSK 7-9
- to mention
- to speak of
- to talk about
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谈 談
- 交谈 交談 jiāo tán ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄢˊ gaau1 taam4 to discuss; to converse
- 座谈 座談 zuò tán ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄢˊ zo6 taam4 to have an informal discussion
- 畅谈 暢談 chàng tán ㄔㄤˋ ㄊㄢˊ coeng3 taam4 to talk freely
- 会谈 會談 huì tán ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄢˊ wui6 taam4 talks
- 洽谈 洽談 qià tán ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄢˊ hap6 taam4 to discuss
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- 空谈 空談 kōng tán ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄢˊ hung1 taam4 prattle
- 访谈 訪談 fǎng tán ㄈㄤˇ ㄊㄢˊ fong2 taam4 to visit and discuss
- 谈判 談判 tán pàn ㄊㄢˊ ㄆㄢˋ taam4 pun3 to negotiate
- 谈到 談到 tán dào ㄊㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ taam4 dou3 to refer to
- 谈话 談話 tán huà ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ taam4 waa6 to talk (with sb)
- 谈论 談論 tán lùn ㄊㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ taam4 leon6 to discuss; to talk about
- 面谈 面談 miàn tán ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄢˊ min6 taam4 face-to-face meeting
- 座谈会 座談會 zuò tán huì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ zo6 taam4 wui2 conference
- 谈不上 談不上 tán bu shàng ㄊㄢˊ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄕㄤˋ taam4 bat1 soeng5 to be out of the question
- 夸夸其谈 誇誇其談 kuā kuā qí tán ㄎㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄢˊ kwaa1 kwaa1 kei4 taam4 (idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air
- 侈谈 侈談 chǐ tán ㄔˇ ㄊㄢˊ ci2 taam4 to prate
- 健谈 健談 jiàn tán ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄢˊ gin6 taam4 entertaining in conversation
- 倾谈 傾談 qīng tán ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˊ king1 taam4 to have a good talk
- 免谈 免談 miǎn tán ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄢˊ min5 taam4 out of the question; pointless to discuss it
- 丛谈 叢談 cóng tán ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄢˊ cung4 taam4 discussion
起
- 一起 yī qǐ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇ jat1 hei2 (in) the same place
- 唤起 喚起 huàn qǐ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ wun6 hei2 to waken (to action)
- 崛起 jué qǐ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧˇ gwat6 hei2 to rise abruptly (to a towering position)
- 引起 yǐn qǐ ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇ jan5 hei2 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- 想起 xiǎng qǐ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇ soeng2 hei2 to recall
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- 挑起 tiǎo qǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˇ tiu1 hei2 to provoke
- 掀起 xiān qǐ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˇ hin1 hei2 to lift; to raise (a lid etc)
- 提起 tí qǐ ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧˇ tai4 hei2 to mention; to bring up
- 比起 bǐ qǐ ㄅㄧˇ ㄑㄧˇ bei2 hei2 compared with
- 激起 jī qǐ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧˇ gik1 hei2 to arouse
- 发起 發起 fā qǐ ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˇ faat3 hei2 to originate
- 兴起 興起 xīng qǐ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˇ hing1 hei2 to rise
- 起伏 qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hei2 fuk6 to move up and down
- 起来 起來 qǐ lai ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞ hei2 loi4 to stand up; to get up
- 起初 qǐ chū ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ hei2 co1 originally; at first; at the outset
- 起到 qǐ dào ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄠˋ hei2 dou3 (in an expression of the form 起到 + … + 作用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
- 起劲 起勁 qǐ jìn ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ hei2 ging3 energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
- 起床 qǐ chuáng ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄤˊ hei2 cong4 to get out of bed; to get up
- 起步 qǐ bù ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ hei2 bou6 to set out
- 起源 qǐ yuán ㄑㄧˇ ㄩㄢˊ hei2 jyun4 origin
Idioms with these characters
- 闭口不谈 閉口不談 bì kǒu bù tán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 taam4 to refuse to say anything about (idiom)
- 促膝谈心 促膝談心 cù xī tán xīn ㄘㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ cuk1 sat1 taam4 sam1 (idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk
- 混为一谈 混為一談 hùn wéi yī tán ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧ ㄊㄢˊ wan6 wai4 jat1 taam4 to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
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- 街谈巷议 街談巷議 jiē tán xiàng yì ㄐㄧㄝ ㄊㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧˋ gaai1 taam4 hong6 ji5 (idiom) town gossip
- 夸夸其谈 誇誇其談 kuā kuā qí tán ㄎㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄢˊ kwaa1 kwaa1 kei4 taam4 (idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air
- 老生常谈 老生常談 lǎo shēng cháng tán ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄢˊ lou5 saang1 soeng4 taam4 an old observation (idiom)
- 撇开不谈 撇開不談 piē kāi bù tán ㄆㄧㄝ ㄎㄞ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ pit3 hoi1 bat1 taam4 to ignore an issue (idiom)
- 奇谈怪论 奇談怪論 qí tán guài lùn ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ kei4 taam4 gwaai3 leon6 strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)
- 谈古论今 談古論今 tán gǔ lùn jīn ㄊㄢˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ taam4 gu2 leon6 gam1 to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)
- 谈何容易 談何容易 tán hé róng yì ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ taam4 ho4 jung4 ji6 easier said than done (idiom)
- 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2 (idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 重起炉灶 重起爐竈 chóng qǐ lú zào ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ cung4 hei2 lou4 zou3 to start over from scratch (idiom)
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ci2 hei2 bei2 lok6 to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
- 大起大落 dà qǐ dà luò ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
- 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ dung1 saan1 zoi3 hei2 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
- 烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧˇ fung1 fo2 sei3 hei2 the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
- 风起潮涌 風起潮湧 fēng qǐ cháo yǒng ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄩㄥˇ fung1 hei2 ciu4 jung2 lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up
Example sentences
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你 谈起 談起 的 那个人 那個人 是 我 姐姐 。
That person you spoke about is my sister.
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他们 他們 坐 在 公园 公園 的 长椅 長椅 上 ， 谈起 談起 了 话 話 来 來 。
They sat on a park bench and began talking.
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我 以前 多次 向 你 谈起 談起 的 那个 那個 作家 昨天 去世 了 。
That writer I mentioned a lot in the past passed away yesterday.
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他 为了 為了 活下去 竭尽全力 竭盡全力 ， 所以 他 从来不 從來不 想 谈起 談起 这 這 件 事 。
He did everything to be able to survive, hence he never wants to talk about it.
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