谈起 (tán qǐ) — to mention, to bring up (a topic)

Definition

谈起 is a separable verb meaning to bring up or mention a topic in conversation — the 谈 (talk) and 起 split apart, as in 一谈起那件事… (whenever that topic comes up…).

verb

to mentionto bring up (a topic)

Examples

谈起。
Wǒ men zuó tiān tán qǐ le nà bù diàn yǐng.
We brought up that movie yesterday.
谈起，。
Yì tán qǐ nà jiàn shì, tā jiù hěn shēng qì.
Whenever that matter is mentioned, he gets very angry.
谈起。
Tā cóng lái bù tán qǐ zì jǐ de guò qù.
He never speaks of his own past.

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