健谈

健談

jiàntán

adjective #16,854

Meanings

1 talkative
2 entertaining in conversation

Characters

strong; vigorous

Literally 'vigorously talks' — someone strong at conversation.

Examples

他是一个非常健谈的人。

Tā shì yīgè fēicháng jiàntán de rén.

He is a very talkative person.

她喝了酒之后变得更健谈了。

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

健 jiàn

谈 tán