谈谈 談談 tán tán to discuss / to have a chat syn 讨论 討論 tǎo lùn to discuss / to talk over syn 谈论 談論 tán lùn to discuss / to talk about syn 政治 zhèng zhì politics / political syn 商量 shāng liang to consult / to talk over / to discuss syn 不论 不論 bù lùn whatever / no matter what (who, how etc) / regardless of / not to discuss syn 交谈 交談 jiāo tán to discuss / to converse / chat / discussion syn 评论 評論 píng lùn to comment on / to discuss / comment / commentary / CL:篇[pian1] syn 上台 shàng tái to rise to power (in politics) / to go on stage (in the theater) syn 论文 論文 lùn wén paper / treatise / thesis / CL:篇[pian1] / to discuss a paper or thesis (old) syn 论 論 lùn opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc) syn 话说 話說 huà shuō It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) / to discuss / to recount 前台 前臺 qián tái stage / proscenium / foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) / front desk / reception desk / (computing) front-end / foreground 跌倒 diē dǎo to tumble / to fall / fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business) syn 访谈 訪談 fǎng tán to visit and discuss / to interview 议论 議論 yì lùn to comment / to talk about / to discuss / discussion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 说道 說道 shuō dao to discuss / reason (behind sth) syn 商讨 商討 shāng tǎo to discuss / to deliberate syn 相提并论 相提並論 xiāng tí bìng lùn to discuss two disparate things together (idiom) / to mention on equal terms / to place on a par with / (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) syn 念叨 niàn dao to talk about often / to reminisce about / to keep repeating / to keep harping on / to discuss syn 政 zhèng political / politics / government syn 议 議 yì to comment on / to discuss / to suggest syn 私语 私語 sī yǔ to discuss in whispered tones / whispered conversation syn 商谈 商談 shāng tán to confer / to discuss / to engage in talks syn 清高 qīng gāo noble and virtuous / aloof from politics and material pursuits syn 议事 議事 yì shì to discuss official business syn 审议 審議 shěn yì (of a committee etc) to deliberate / to consider / to discuss syn 从政 從政 cóng zhèng to be engaged in politics (esp. as a government official) syn 隐退 隱退 yǐn tuì to retire (from society, esp. from politics) / to vanish syn 品头论足 品頭論足 pǐn tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / nitpicking / overcritical syn 政治学 政治學 zhèng zhì xué politics / political science 就事论事 就事論事 jiù shì lùn shì to discuss sth on its own merits / to judge the matter as it stands 洽谈 洽談 qià tán to discuss syn 畅谈 暢談 chàng tán to talk freely / to discuss without inhibition syn 强人 強人 qiáng rén (politics) strongman / (in the workplace, esp. of a woman) a highly capable person / (old) robber syn 津津乐道 津津樂道 jīn jīn lè dào to discuss sth enthusiastically syn 磋商 cuō shāng to consult / to discuss seriously / to negotiate / to confer / negotiations / consultations syn 参政 參政 cān zhèng to be involved in politics / participation in politics 商榷 shāng què to discuss / to bring up various ideas for discussion syn 接洽 jiē qià to discuss a matter with sb / to get in touch with / to arrange syn 国事 國事 guó shì affairs of the nation / politics syn 政事 zhèng shì politics / government affairs syn 粉墨登场 粉墨登場 fěn mò dēng chǎng to make up and go on stage (idiom) / to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime) syn 没说的 沒說的 méi shuō de nothing to pick on / really good / nothing to discuss / settled matter / no problem 权术 權術 quán shù art of politics / political tricks (often derog.) / power play / to play at politics / underhand trickery syn 政法 zhèng fǎ politics and law 时政 時政 shí zhèng current politics / political situation of the time syn 地缘 地緣 dì yuán geographic situation / geo-(politics etc) 权位 權位 quán wèi power and position (politics) syn 小将 小將 xiǎo jiàng (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age / (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard / (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc) syn 淡出 dàn chū to fade out (cinema) / to withdraw from (politics, acting etc) / to fade from (memory) syn 共商 gòng shāng to jointly discuss / to discuss together (business) syn 热议 熱議 rè yì to discuss passionately / heated debate 务虚 務虛 wù xū to discuss matters of principle (as opposed to concrete issues) 法政 fá zhèng law and government / law and politics syn 深谈 深談 shēn tán to have an in depth conversation / to have intimate talks / to discuss thoroughly 商洽 shāng qià to parley / to negotiate / to discuss syn 合议 合議 hé yì to discuss together / to try to reach a common judgment / panel discussion 谈 談 tán to speak / to talk / to converse / to chat / to discuss syn 左 zuǒ left / the Left (politics) / east / unorthodox / queer / wrong / differing / opposite / variant of 佐[zuo3] syn 右 yòu (bound form) right / right-hand side / (bound form) (politics) right of center / (bound form) (old) west / (literary) the right side as the side of precedence syn 讨 討 tǎo to invite / to provoke / to demand or ask for / to send armed forces to suppress / to denounce or condemn / to marry (a woman) / to discuss or study syn 辩 辯 biàn to dispute / to debate / to argue / to discuss syn 评 評 píng to discuss / to comment / to criticize / to judge / to choose (by public appraisal) syn 阁 閣 gé pavilion (usu. two-storied) / cabinet (politics) / boudoir / woman's chamber / rack / shelf syn 评头论足 評頭論足 píng tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / to remark upon a person's appearance / nitpicking / overcritical / judgmental syn 议论纷纷 議論紛紛 yì lùn fēn fēn to discuss spiritedly (idiom) / tongues are wagging syn 说长道短 說長道短 shuō cháng dào duǎn lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom) / to gossip syn 极右翼 極右翼 jí yòu yì extreme right (politics) 讲论 講論 jiǎng lùn to discuss syn 謪 shāng to discuss (old variant of 商[shang1]) 三十六计 三十六計 sān shí liù jì The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction / all the possible schemes and stratagems 牝鸡司晨 牝雞司晨 pìn jī sī chén female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers. 牝鸡牡鸣 牝雞牡鳴 pìn jī mǔ míng female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers. 夏虫不可以语冰 夏蟲不可以語冰 xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom) 论长道短 論長道短 lùn cháng dào duǎn lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom) / to gossip 键政 鍵政 jiàn zhèng (slang) to discuss politics online 谈古论今 談古論今 tán gǔ lùn jīn to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom) / to chat freely / to discuss everything syn 下议院议员 下議院議員 xià yì yuàn yì yuán Member of Parliament (MP) (UK Politics) 中间路线 中間路線 zhōng jiān lù xiàn middle road (in politics) 乱政 亂政 luàn zhèng to corrupt politics 可操作的艺术 可操作的藝術 kě cāo zuò de yì shù the art of the possible (Bismarck on politics) 四清运动 四清運動 sì qīng yùn dòng the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66), which aimed to cleanse the politics, economy, organization and ideology of the Communist Party 国政 國政 guó zhèng national politics / archaic rank, "Minister of State" / common given name syn 政理 zhèng lǐ politics / government affairs 本土派 běn tǔ pài local faction / pro-localization faction (in Taiwanese politics) 民主派 mín zhǔ pài (Hong Kong politics) the pro-democracy camp (founded 1987), aka the pan-democrats 玩手腕 wán shǒu wàn to play tricks / to play at politics 先军政治 先軍政治 xiān jūn zhèng zhì Songun Jongchi / military first politics 亚太妇女参与政治中心 亞太婦女參與政治中心 Centre for Asia / Pacific Women in Politics 认同政治 認同政治 identity politics 全球就业的政治与经济问题会议 全球就業的政治與經濟問題會議 Conference on the Politics and Economics of Global Employment 国家发展、认同政治和女权运动概念会议 國家發展、認同政治和女權運動概念會議 Conference on National Development, Identity Politics and Concepts of Feminism 政治、防务和安全机关 政治、防務和安全機關 Organ on Politics, Defence and Security 国际从政妇女知识网络 國際從政婦女知識網絡 International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics 国际移民政治研究所 國際移民政治研究所 International Research Institute for Immigration and Emigration Politics 摇摆州 搖擺州 yáo bǎi zhōu swing state (US politics) 党鞭 黨鞭 dǎng biān (politics) whip 政经 政經 zhèng jīng politics and the economy (from 政治[zheng4 zhi4] and 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]) / political and economic 