谈天

談天

tántiān

verb #32,954

Meanings

1 to chat; to make small talk
2 to chitchat

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Examples

我们坐在树下谈天。

Wǒmen zuò zài shù xià tántiān.

We sat under the tree and chatted.

她喜欢和邻居谈天。

Tā xǐhuan hé línjū tántiān.

She likes to chat with the neighbors.

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usage

Literally 'talk-sky' — to talk about anything and everything (the sky's the limit). Often expanded to 谈天说地 (tántiān-shuōdì, 'chat about heaven and earth'). Slightly more literary than 聊天 (liáotiān), which is the everyday equivalent.

Stroke Order

谈 tán

天 tiān