# 谈不上 (tánbushàng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 谈不上 (tánbushàng) means “to be out of the question; far from”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be out of the question; far from
- Pinyin: tánbushàng (tan2 bu5 shang4)
- Traditional: 談不上
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我只懂一点，谈不上是专家。
  Wǒ zhǐ dǒng yīdiǎn, tánbushàng shì zhuānjiā.
  I know a little, far from being an expert.

## Characters

- [谈](https://hanziro.com/word/tan-talk/) (tán): to talk; to discuss
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [上](https://hanziro.com/word/shang-up/) (shàng): up; above

https://hanziro.com/word/tan-bu-shang-be-out-question/

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