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title: "Jiaotan Meaning: 交谈 (jiāotán) Means “to talk”"
description: "交谈 (traditional 交談, jiāotán) means “to talk; to converse”. Hear its tones, see what 交 and 谈 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaotan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 交谈 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

交谈 jiāotán

## to talk; to converse

## Its characters

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

## In a sentence

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

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## More words with 交 or 谈

- [成交 chéngjiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengjiao)
- [访谈 fǎngtán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangtan)
- [公交车 gōngjiāochē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongjiaoche)
- [会谈 huìtán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huitan)
- [交叉 jiāochā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaocha)
- [交代 jiāodài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaodai)
- [交付 jiāofù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaofu)
- [交互 jiāohù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaohu)
- [交换 jiāohuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaohuan)
- [交警 jiāojǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaojing)

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