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2.what one says; content of speech; the way one speaks; manner of speech

yán tán

言 谈

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1
v.say; talk
- tā bù dà shàn yú yán tán
  他不大善于言谈。
  He wasn't very communicative.
- bù shàn yú yán tán
  不善于言谈
  not have the gift of the gab
- tā bù shàn yú yán tán
  他不善于言谈。
  He is not good at speaking.
synonym
tán tǔ谈吐 cí sè辞色
2
n.what one says; content of speech; the way one speaks; manner of speech
- yán tán zhī jiān kě yǐ kàn chū tā hěn dǒng háng
  言谈之间可以看出她很懂行。
  It's clear from the way she talks that she knows the subject well.
- yán tán wēi zhōng
  言谈微中。
  One's speech is subtle.
- tā zǒng xǐ huan mó fǎng lǎo shī de yán tán jǔ zhǐ
  他总喜欢模仿老师的言谈举止。
  He's always mimicking the teachers.
synonym
tán tǔ谈吐 cí sè辞色

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