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谈不上 Pronunciation and Pinyin

谈不上 Usage and Examples

Hardly

Far from it

Not really

It's nothing special

他谈不上是个优等生。

He is far from (being) an excellent student.

天王星放在接下来的这个空位里倒是很合适——尽管谈不上十分精准,但已经非常接近了。

Uranus fits in the next spot in the pattern pretty nicely, not perfectly, but close.

The characters in 谈不上

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
谈
tán10talk, discuss, converse
不
bù4not
上
shàng3up, above, on, previous, ascend

More words starting with 谈

  • tán谈yi一tán谈Have a chat, Have a talk
  • tán谈le了discussed, talked
  • tán谈le了bàn半tiān天talked for a long time, talked for hours
  • tán谈pàn判negotiation
  • tán谈pàn判zhuān专jiā家negotiator, negotiation expert
  • tán谈pàn判zhōng中in negotiations, under negotiation
  • tán谈pàn判shuāng双fāng方negotiating parties, the two sides negotiating
  • tán谈pàn判duì对shǒu手counterpart, other party
  • tán谈pàn判shí时when negotiating, during negotiations
  • tán谈pàn判zhuō桌negotiating table, bargaining table
  • tán谈pàn判zhuō桌shàng上at the negotiation table, at the bargaining table
  • tán谈pàn判zhě者negotiator, bargainer

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Questions about 谈不上

What does 谈不上 mean in Chinese?

谈不上 (tán bù shàng) means “Hardly, Far from it, not really, it's nothing special”.

How do you pronounce 谈不上?

谈不上 is pronounced tán bù shàng in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Hardly” in Chinese?

“Hardly” is 谈不上 (tán bù shàng) in Chinese.

How is 谈不上 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 谈不上, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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