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Converse in Chinese

to converse · HSK 6

交谈 jiāo tán

  1. 交 jiāo to hand over
  2. 谈 tán to talk

他们在门口小声交谈。 They were talking quietly at the door.

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Converse in Chinese is 交谈 (jiāo tán).

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