talk ⇒ 两个好朋友交谈了一整夜。 Liǎng gè hǎo péngyou jiāotánle yī zhěng yè. → The two friends talked together the whole night.

hold talks ( pt , pp held )

brag

glib

negotiate

discuss

chat

discuss ... face-to-face ⇒ 他每周与导师晤谈一次。 Tā měi zhōu yǔ dǎoshī wùtán yī cì. → He has a face-to-face discussion with his supervisor once a week.

hold talks ( pt , pp held )

discuss ... informally

talk happily

talk idly ⇒ 他的许诺不过是一纸空谈。 Tā de xǔnuò bùguò shì yī zhǐ kōngtán. → His promise is just idle talk.

legend

what one says ⇒ 从言谈中，我了解了他的过去。 Cóng yántán zhōng, wǒ liǎojiěle tā de guòqù. → From what he said, I learned a lot about his past.

negotiate ⇒ 商业谈判 shāngyè tánpàn → commercial negotiation

way of talking

chat

have a heart-to-heart talk

discuss

chat

speak frankly and in measured tones

hype things up ⇒ 我们提倡脚踏实地,反对夸夸其谈。 Wǒmen tíchàng jiǎo tà shí dì, fǎnduì kuā kuā qí tán. → We encourage a down-to-earth manner — we don't go in for hype.

talk generally

confuse ⇒ 你不能将这两个概念混为一谈。 Nǐ bùnéng jiāng zhè liǎng gè gàiniàn hùn wéi yī tán. → You mustn't lump these two concepts together.

all talk and no action

commonplace

the talk of the town

easier said than done

talk cheerfully

turn pale at the mention of

talk off the top of one's head