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Definition(s) for: 谈古论今

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
谈古论今 tán gǔ lùn jīn - to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)
- to chat freely
- to discuss everything

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 50,217 20,434

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tán- surname Tan
tán- to speak
- to talk
- to converse
- to chat
- to discuss
- surname Gu
- ancient
- old
- paleo-
lún- abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)
lùn- opinion
- view
- theory
- doctrine
- to discuss
- to talk about
- to regard
- to consider
- per
- by the (kilometer, hour etc)
jīn- now
- the present time
- current
- contemporary
- this (day, year etc)

Other Words Containing 谈古论今

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo