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title: "Tanhua Meaning: 谈话 (tánhuà) Means “to talk”"
description: "谈话 (traditional 談話, tánhuà) means “to talk; conversation”. Hear its tones, see what 谈 and 话 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tanhua"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 谈话 mean?

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谈话 tánhuà

## to talk; conversation

## Its characters

1. 谈 tán talk
2. 话 huà to talk about

## In a sentence

老师下课后找我谈话。 The teacher asked to talk with me after class.

[More about 谈话](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B0%88%E8%AF%9D)

## More words with 谈 or 话

- [打电话 dǎdiànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadianhua)
- [的话 dehuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dehua)
- [电话 diànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianhua)
- [对话 duìhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duihua)
- [访谈 fǎngtán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangtan)
- [废话 fèihuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feihua)
- [话说 huàshuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashuo)
- [话题 huàtí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huati)
- [话语 huàyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huayu)
- [会谈 huìtán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huitan)

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