谈判 (tán pàn) — to negotiate | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

谈判 is 'to negotiate' as a formal, often extended process between two sides (e.g. trade, diplomacy) — broader and more sustained than the quicker 协商 or 交涉.

verb

to negotiate

Measure word · 个

Examples

谈判。
Shuāng fāng zhèng zài tán pàn jiě jué mào yì jiū fēn.
The two sides are negotiating to resolve the trade dispute.
谈判。
Tā men tán pàn le zhěng zhěng sān gè yuè cái dá chéng xié yì.
They negotiated for a full three months before reaching an agreement.
谈判，。
Wǒ men xū yào jìn yí bù tán pàn, yǐ xiāo chú fēn qí.
We need to negotiate further to eliminate the differences.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

谈 means to talk and 判 means to judge, so together they mean to negotiate.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 談; 谈 is its simplified writing.

言炎談

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánspeech

Sound part声符shēngfú

炎

炎yán談tán

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For 谈, the traditional form 談 pairs 言 (speech) with 炎 (yán) as the sound part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刀刀dāoknife

Sound part声符shēngfú

半

半bàn判pàn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

判 combines 刀, a knife, with 半, which provides the sound.

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