谈判桌 (tán pàn zhuō) — conference table; negotiating table (literal and figurative)

Definition

Examples

• 双方代表坐在谈判桌两边，开始了新一轮对话。
  Shuāng fāng dài biǎo zuò zài tán pàn zhuō liǎng biān, kāi shǐ le xīn yì lún duì huà.
  Representatives from both sides sat on opposite sides of the negotiating table and began a new round of dialogue.
• 经过几个月的僵局，他们终于回到了谈判桌。
  Jīng guò jǐ gè yuè de jiāng jú, tā men zhōng yú huí dào le tán pàn zhuō.
  After months of deadlock, they finally returned to the negotiating table.
• 会议室中央摆着一张巨大的谈判桌。
  Huì yì shì zhōng yāng bǎi zhe yì zhāng jù dà de tán pàn zhuō.
  A huge conference table was placed in the center of the meeting room.