Chinese symbol for “negotiate”
谈判
tán pàn
Traditional: 談判
to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference
The closest CC-CEDICT match for negotiate is 谈判 (tán pàn), defined as: to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference; 个 (gè).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “negotiate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交涉 | jiāo shè | to negotiate (with); to have dealings (with) |
| 商议 (商議) | shāng yì | to negotiate; discussion |
| 讲 (講) | jiǎng | to speak; to explain |
| 洽商 | qià shāng | to negotiate; to talk over |
| 谈价 (談價) | tán jià | to negotiate (prices); to haggle |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 谈判.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 谈话 (談話) | tán huà | to talk (with sb); to have a conversation |
| 谈论 (談論) | tán lùn | to discuss; to talk about |
| 会谈 (會談) | huì tán | talks; discussions |
| 谈到 (談到) | tán dào | to refer to; to speak about |
| 交谈 (交談) | jiāo tán | to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion |
| 审判 (審判) | shěn pàn | a trial; to try sb |
| 判断 (判斷) | pàn duàn | to judge; to determine; judgment |
| 批判 | pī pàn | to criticize; critique |
See also: Japanese symbol for “negotiate”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.