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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

言谈 [yántán]
  1. 1. noun what one says
    言谈中,我了解了他的过去。
    From what he said, I learned a lot about his past.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

言谈 [yántán]
  1. 1. the way one speaks or what he says
    言谈举止
    speech and deportment
    言谈儒雅。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

言谈 [yántán]
  1. 1. 交谈;说话
    不善言谈|
    言谈风雅。
  2. 2. 说话的内容和态度
    言谈得体。

Examples

他坐在墙角里,冷眼观察来客的言谈举止。
He sat in a corner, watching with a cold eye how the guests were conducting themselves. 冷眼
言谈行事
speech and conduct 行事
言谈举止
speech and deportment 言谈
她模样标致,言谈爽利。 爽利
他的言谈举止和这种气氛很相宜。 相宜
言谈儒雅。 言谈
第一夫人的言谈举止将受到众人瞩目。 夫人
他的言谈举止不像一个乡村汉子。 举止
他一看就是个大家闺秀, 言谈举止大方得体。
At the first sight, you know that she is a girl from a rich and influential family. She talks and behaves in a fine and decent manner. 闺秀
从他的言谈举止中可以看出他是一个买卖人。
It is clear from the way he talks and behaves that he is a businessman. 买卖人

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[tán]

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