交谈 jiāotán to discuss
to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion
怎么记住“交谈”: 交 hand over + 谈 talk over = to discuss.
汉字
用法
- To converse/chat - 亲切交谈 (qīnqiè jiāotán) to talk warmly, 用中文交谈 to converse in Chinese.
- 交谈 is face-to-face conversing (somewhat formal); 聊天 (liáotiān) is casual chatting, 交流 (jiāoliú) is broader exchange.
- 交谈 emphasizes two-way talk between people.
- 交谈甚欢 (jiāotán shèn huān) = to chat happily/enjoy the conversation.
例句
- 我和朋友们交谈。 Wǒ hé péngyǒu men jiāotán.I talked to friends.
- 他们在互相交谈。 Tāmen zài hùxiāng jiāotán.They are talking with each other.
- 大概我们需要交谈。 Dàgài wǒmen xūyào jiāotán.Maybe we should talk.