🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

健谈

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiàn tán

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Talkative/ˈtɔː.kə.tɪv/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她非常健谈,总是分享她的故事。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Inclined to talk a lot; chatty.

    "She is very talkative, always sharing stories about her day."
  2. 2

    Characterized by a tendency to engage in conversation.

    "The talkative child made friends easily at the playground."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'talkative' originates from the Middle English 'talkatif', derived from 'talk' plus the suffix '-ative', indicating a tendency or quality. The root 'talk' comes from Old English 'tælcian', which means to communicate or converse.

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