zá​tán

to chat or rambling talk

  • created sense approved 杂谈/雜談 · zá​tán · to chat or rambling talk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    杂谈 / 雜談

    zá​tán

    to chat or rambling talk

    To talk about various topics in an unsystematic way or the resulting informal conversation and gossip

    杂 (literal) → 杂/雜 · zá · mixed 谈 (literal) → 谈/談 · tán · to talk

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  • created sense approved 杂谈/雜談 · zá​tán · informal essay — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    杂谈 / 雜談

    zá​tán

    informal essay

    A genre of writing featuring short, informal, and varied essays on diverse subjects, often used in book titles or column headers

    杂 (literal) → 杂/雜 · zá · mixed 谈 (literal) → 谈/談 · tán · to talk

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