论 論 lùn opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc) syn 讨论 討論 tǎo lùn to discuss / to talk over syn 话题 話題 huà tí subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic 说到 說到 shuō dào to talk about / to mention / (preposition) as for 商量 shāng liang to consult / to talk over / to discuss syn 协商 協商 xié shāng to consult with / to talk things over / agreement syn 叙述 敘述 xù shù to relate (a story or information) / to tell or talk about / to recount / narration / telling / narrative / account syn 议论 議論 yì lùn to comment / to talk about / to discuss / discussion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 说服 說服 shuō fú to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] syn 胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense / drivel syn 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) syn 闲话 閒話 xián huà casual conversation / chat / gossip / to talk about (whatever comes to mind) syn 滔滔不绝 滔滔不絕 tāo tāo bù jué (idiom) to produce a torrent of words / to talk on and on 大道理 dà dào li major principle / general truth / sermon (reproof) / bombastic talk syn 蜜语 蜜語 mì yǔ sweet words / sweet talk 费话 費話 fèi huà to talk at length / to waste one's breath / variant of 廢話|废话[fei4 hua4] 吹牛皮 chuī niú pí to boast / to talk big syn 鬼画符 鬼畫符 guǐ huà fú undecipherable handwriting / scribblings / (fig.) hypocritical talk 来说 來說 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ... syn 灌水 guàn shuǐ to irrigate / to pour water into / to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) / to cook the books / to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums 开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth / to start to talk syn 讲述 講述 jiǎng shù to talk about / to narrate / to give an account syn 通话 通話 tōng huà to hold a conversation / to talk over the telephone / phone call syn 谈到 談到 tán dào to refer to / to speak about / to talk about 谈论 談論 tán lùn to discuss / to talk about syn 谈起 談起 tán qǐ to mention / to speak of / to talk about 自言自语 自言自語 zì yán zì yǔ to talk to oneself / to think aloud / to soliloquize syn 讲到 講到 jiǎng dào to talk about sth 调侃 調侃 tiáo kǎn to ridicule / to tease / to mock / idle talk / chitchat syn 风月 風月 fēng yuè romance / beautiful scenery / small or petty (of talk etc) syn 直言 zhí yán to speak forthrightly / to talk bluntly syn 胡说八道 胡說八道 hú shuō bā dào to talk rubbish syn 放屁 fàng pì to fart / to break wind / to talk nonsense / Utter rubbish! syn 畅谈 暢談 chàng tán to talk freely / to discuss without inhibition syn 笑语 笑語 xiào yǔ talking and laughing / cheerful talk syn 牛皮 niú pí cowhide / leather / fig. flexible and tough / boasting / big talk syn 谈及 談及 tán jí to talk about / to mention 甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery syn 乱说 亂說 luàn shuō to talk drivel / to make irresponsible remarks syn 口舌 kǒu shé dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip / to talk sb round syn 谈天说地 談天說地 tán tiān shuō dì to talk endlessly / to talk about everything under the sun syn 无厘头 無厘頭 wú lí tóu silly talk or "mo lei tau" (Cantonese), genre of humor emerging from Hong Kong late in the 20th century 念叨 niàn dao to talk about often / to reminisce about / to keep repeating / to keep harping on / to discuss syn 瞎说 瞎說 xiā shuō to talk drivel / to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact / not to know what one is talking about syn 坏话 壞話 huài huà unpleasant talk / malicious words 开导 開導 kāi dǎo to talk sb round / to straighten sth out / to enlighten syn 数落 數落 shǔ luo to enumerate sb's shortcomings / to criticize / to scold / to talk on and on syn 语无伦次 語無倫次 yǔ wú lún cì incoherent speech / to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom) syn 听讲 聽講 tīng jiǎng to attend a lecture / to listen to a talk syn 空话 空話 kōng huà empty talk / bunk / malicious gossip syn 谈笑风生 談笑風生 tán xiào fēng shēng to talk cheerfully and wittily / to joke together syn 危言耸听 危言聳聽 wēi yán sǒng tīng frightening words to scare people (idiom) / alarmist talk / reds under the beds syn 天南地北 tiān nán dì běi distant places / all over the country / (to talk) about this and that syn 扯淡 chě dàn to talk nonsense syn 高谈阔论 高談闊論 gāo tán kuò lùn to harangue / loud arrogant talk / to spout syn 呓语 囈語 yì yǔ to talk in one's sleep / crazy talk syn 长谈 長談 cháng tán a long talk syn 大言不惭 大言不慚 dà yán bù cán to boast shamelessly / to talk big syn 现身说法 現身說法 xiàn shēn shuō fǎ to talk from one's personal experience / to use oneself as an example syn 讲理 講理 jiǎng lǐ to argue / to reason with sb / to talk sense / to be reasonable syn 乱讲 亂講 luàn jiǎng to talk nonsense / nonsense! 叙旧 敘舊 xù jiù to reminisce / to talk about former times syn 纵论 縱論 zòng lùn to talk freely syn 恶言 惡言 è yán evil tongue / malicious talk syn 嘴皮子 zuǐ pí zi lit. lips / fig. glib talk syn 咧咧 liē liē (dialect) to cry / to whimper / (dialect) to talk drivel 打岔 dǎ chà interruption / to interrupt (esp. talk) / to change the subject 胡诌 胡謅 hú zhōu to invent crazy nonsense / to cook up (excuses) / to talk at random / wild babble syn 顶嘴 頂嘴 dǐng zuǐ to talk back / to answer back syn 胡话 胡話 hú huà nonsense / ridiculous talk / hogwash syn 独角戏 獨角戲 dú jiǎo xì monodrama / one-man show / comic talk syn 能说会道 能說會道 néng shuō huì dào can talk really well (idiom) / the gift of the gab syn 开诚布公 開誠布公 kāi chéng bù gōng lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom) / frank and open-minded / plain speaking / Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves. / to put one's cards on the table syn 脱口秀 脫口秀 tuō kǒu xiù (loanword) talk show / stand-up comedy 妄言 wàng yán lies / wild talk / to tell lies / to talk nonsense / fantasy (literature) syn 瞎扯 xiā chě to talk irresponsibly / to talk nonsense syn 计议 計議 jì yì to deliberate / to talk over / to plan syn 夸夸其谈 誇誇其談 kuā kuā qí tán to talk big / to sound off / bombastic / grandiloquent syn 傻话 傻話 shǎ huà foolish talk / nonsense 恶语 惡語 è yǔ evil words / malicious talk syn 瞎掰 xiā bāi (coll.) to talk nonsense / to fool around 东拉西扯 東拉西扯 dōng lā xī chě to talk about this and that (idiom) / to ramble incoherently syn 闲扯 閑扯 xián chě to chat / idle talk syn 打哈哈 dǎ hā ha to joke / to laugh insincerely / to make merry / to talk irrelevantly syn 絮叨 xù dao long-winded / garrulous / to talk endlessly without getting to the point syn 