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谈及 (tán jí) — to talk about, to mention (often in a somewhat formal context)

Definition

及 is the written-formal 'and' (equivalent to 和/跟 in speech). 谈及 means 'to mention / touch on' in a literary register.

verb
to talk aboutto mention (often in a somewhat formal context)

Examples

  • 谈及，。
    tán jí Wèi lái de jì huà, tā xiǎn de hěn xīng fèn.
    When talking about future plans, he seemed very excited.
  • 谈及。
    Zhè ge huà tí hěn shǎo yǒu rén tán jí.
    Very few people talk about this topic.
  • 谈及。
    Tā zài xìn zhōng tán jí le zuì jìn de shēng huó.
    In the letter, she talked about her recent life.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

谈tántalk
及jíreach

谈 (talk) and 及 (reach) combine to mean talk about or mention.

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.

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.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

及 pairs 人 (person) with 又 (hand), showing a hand grabbing a person.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Communication & Speech

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