健谈

健談
jiàntán
adjective #16,854

Meanings

  1. 1 talkative
  2. 2 entertaining in conversation

Characters

Literally 'vigorously talks' - someone strong at conversation.

Examples

HSK 1
Tā shì yīgè fēicháng jiàntán de rén.
He is a very talkative person.
HSK 4
Tā hē le jiǔ zhīhòu biàn de gèng jiàntán le.
She became even more talkative after drinking.

Tips

usage
健谈 is positive - it implies being a good conversationalist, not annoyingly chatty. For negative connotations, use 话多 or 啰嗦.

Stroke Order

jiàn
tán