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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

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.
言谈行事
speech and conduct
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.
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.
言谈举止异于常人。
言谈粗俗
言谈当中
他的言谈举止很得体

Word Decomposition


[yán]
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[tán]

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