Usage note
谈表示说话、讨论。
tán biǎo shì shuō huà 、 tǎo lùn。
Talk means to speak or discuss.
Context note
谈常用于交流、想法和问题。
tán cháng yòng yú jiāo liú 、 xiǎng fǎ hé wèn tí。
Talk often appears with communication, ideas, and problems.
5 examples
我们来谈谈。
wǒ men lái tán tán。
Let's talk.
他和老师谈了很久。
tā hé lǎo shī tán le hěn jiǔ。
He talked with the teacher for a long time.
谈这个问题很重要。
tán zhè ge wèn tí hěn zhòng yào。
Talking about this problem is important.
请不要谈别的。
qǐng bú yào tán bié de。
Please do not talk about other things.
他们正在谈计划。
tā men zhèng zài tán jì huà。
They are discussing the plan.
5 mini stories
下课后，我和同学谈了作业。
xià kè hòu， wǒ hé tóng xué tán le zuò yè。
After class, I talked with classmates about homework.
爸爸妈妈在谈周末安排。
bà ba mā ma zài tán zhōu mò ān pái。
Dad and Mom are discussing the weekend plan.
老师说可以谈自己的想法。
lǎo shī shuō kě yǐ tán zì jǐ de xiǎng fǎ。
The teacher said we could talk about our own ideas.
他们谈得很认真。
tā men tán dé hěn rèn zhēn。
They talked very seriously.
我想和你谈一件事。
wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ tán yí jiàn shì。
I want to talk with you about something.
Mini dialogue
聊聊周末
A
我们谈一谈周末的计划吧。
Wǒmen tán yī tán zhōumò de jìhuà ba.
Let's discuss the weekend plans.
B
好啊，我想去公园。
Hǎo a, wǒ xiǎng qù gōngyuán.
Sure, I want to go to the park.
和老师谈话
A
老师想和你谈作业的事。
Lǎoshī xiǎng hé nǐ tán zuòyè de shì.
The teacher wants to discuss the homework with you.
B
好的，我马上过去。
Hǎo de, wǒ mǎshàng guòqù.
Okay, I'll go over right away.
Related words and contrasts
similar
聊天
liáo tiān
chat
谈 is more formal, 聊天 is casual chatting
similar
讨论
tǎo lùn
discuss
讨论 implies a deeper exchange of ideas
related
说话
shuō huà
speak
说话 is general speaking, 谈 is about a topic