交谈

交談

jiāotán

verb HSK 7-9 #3,186

Meanings

1 to converse; to have a conversation
2 to chat; to talk with

Characters

to talk; to discuss

Literally 'exchange talk' — emphasizes a two-way conversation, not a one-sided speech.

Examples

他们在咖啡馆里交谈了很久。

Tāmen zài kāfēiguǎn lǐ jiāotán le hěn jiǔ.

They talked for a long time in the cafe.

我和他交谈之后，改变了看法。

Wǒ hé tā jiāotán zhīhòu, gǎibiàn le kànfǎ.

After talking with him, I changed my opinion.

Stroke Order

交 jiāo

谈 tán