# 座谈 (zuòtán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 座谈 (zuòtán) means “to hold an informal talk; informal discussion”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to hold an informal talk; informal discussion
- Pinyin: zuòtán (zuo4 tan2)
- Traditional: 座談
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- Measure word: 次

## Examples

- 下午我们和专家一起座谈。
  Xiàwǔ wǒmen hé zhuānjiā yìqǐ zuòtán.
  We will have an informal discussion with the experts this afternoon.

## Characters

- [座](https://hanziro.com/word/zuo-buildings/) (zuò): (measure word) for buildings; seat
- [谈](https://hanziro.com/word/tan-talk/) (tán): to talk; to discuss

https://hanziro.com/word/zuo-tan-hold-informal-talk/

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