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title: "Tanlun Meaning: 谈论 (tánlùn) Means “to talk about”"
description: "谈论 (traditional 談論, tánlùn) means “to talk about; to discuss”. Hear its tones, see what 谈 and 论 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tanlun"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 谈论 mean?

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谈论 tánlùn

## to talk about; to discuss

## Its characters

1. 谈 tán to talk
2. 论 lùn to discuss

## In a sentence

大家都在谈论这部新电影。 Everyone is talking about this new movie.

[More about 谈论](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B0%88%E8%AE%BA)

## More words with 谈 or 论

- [辩论 biànlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianlun)
- [不论 bùlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bulun)
- [访谈 fǎngtán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangtan)
- [会谈 huìtán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huitan)
- [交谈 jiāotán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaotan)
- [结论 jiélùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jielun)
- [理论 lǐlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lilun)
- [论述 lùnshù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lunshu)
- [论坛 lùntán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/luntan)
- [论文 lùnwén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lunwen)

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