# 谈起 (tánqǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 谈起 (tánqǐ) means “to mention; to bring up; to speak of”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to mention; to bring up; to speak of
- Pinyin: tánqǐ (tan2 qi3)
- Traditional: 談起
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 每当谈起家乡，她都很想念。
  Měidāng tánqǐ jiāxiāng, tā dōu hěn xiǎngniàn.
  Whenever she mentions her hometown, she misses it.

## Characters

- [谈](https://hanziro.com/word/tan-talk/) (tán): to talk; to discuss
- [起](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-get-up/) (qǐ): to get up; to rise

https://hanziro.com/word/tan-qi-mention/

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