HSK 5 · Verbs

谈判 tánpàn “to negotiate” in Chinese

Traditional 談判

What 谈判 means

  1. to negotiate
  2. negotiation
  3. talks
  4. conference

Measure word 个 gè · 一个谈判 yí ge tánpàn

How to say 谈判

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale谈tán2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale判pàn4th tone, falling

谈判 in a sentence

  1. 谈判没有成功。

    Tánpàn méiyǒu chénggōng.

    The negotiations weren’t successful.

    Sentence #4764645 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 谈判中止了。

    Tánpàn zhōngzhǐ le.

    The negotiations have broken off.

    Sentence #336100 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我可以做中英双向翻译，参加跟外国人交际谈判。

    Wǒ kěyǐ zuò Zhōng-Yīng shuāngxiàng fānyì, cānjiā gēn wàiguórén jiāojì tánpàn.

    I can translate both ways between Chinese and English, and take part in negotiations with foreigners.

    Sentence #420990 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 谈判 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 谈 (tán) with each of its parts in a different colour
谈tánto speak
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 炎flame · yánSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 炎 (yán) hints at the sound. Compare it with tán.

The character 判 (pàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
判pànto differentiate; to distinguish
  • 半half · bànSound part
  • 刂knife form of 刀 · dāoMeaning part

刂 hints at the meaning (knife); 半 (bàn) hints at the sound. Compare it with pàn.

How to write 谈判

谈 10 strokes · 判 7 strokes

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谈判 (tánpàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 谈判 (tánpàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 谈判

Words with 谈

谈tán · to speak洽谈qiàtán · to negotiate侃侃而谈kǎnkǎn'értán · to speak with ease and confidence

Words with 判

判断pànduàn · to judge裁判cáipàn · referee批判pīpàn · to criticise判决pànjué · verdict审判shěnpàn · to try (in court)

More words: Thinking & Talking

说不定shuōbudìng · can’t say for sure说服shuōfú · to persuade思考sīkǎo · to reflect on思想sīxiǎng · thought提问tíwèn · to question体会tǐhuì · to know from experience推辞tuīcí · to decline (an offer or invitation)推荐tuījiàn · to recommend

FAQs

谈判 (tánpàn) means “to negotiate” or “negotiation”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it tánpàn: tán with a 2nd tone, then pàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 谈判 is written 談判. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one to negotiate is 一个谈判 (yí ge tánpàn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tanpan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 谈判 from the suggestions. Typing tanpan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
谈判 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.