<p>谈 - to talk, to converse, to chat.</p>
<p>讲 - speech, to speak, to tell, to explain.</p>
<p>&quot;谈&quot; is a talk/conversation that happened between two or a group of people to exchange ideas/messages on a specific, or random, topic; &quot;讲&quot; is a talk that is delivered by a person to pass on ideas or messages, usually on a specific/select topic, to the listeners, similar to &quot;teach&quot;, &quot;impart&quot;.</p>
<p>In general, the two words are not interchangeable, but, occasionally they both can be replaced by &quot;說&quot; - 我和他說(谈/讲)過了.</p>

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<p>讲 - 是对某一个人或者一群人单方面的说话。<br>
谈 - 双方2个人或者多人讨论。</p>
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<p>So basically 讲 can be for talking to one person or a group of people, but 谈 is for 2 or more people discussing.</p>

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或者 means "or" So, both alternatives are feasible.
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<p>What's the difference between 谈 and 讲, and when do I use them? Or are they interchangeably used? They both seem to mean &quot;talk&quot;.</p>

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Difference between 谈 and 讲
# Difference between 谈 and 讲

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-06-26)

What's the difference between 谈 and 讲, and when do I use them? Or are they interchangeably used? They both seem to mean "talk".

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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-06-26. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

谈 - to talk, to converse, to chat.

讲 - speech, to speak, to tell, to explain.

"谈" is a talk/conversation that happened between two or a group of people to exchange ideas/messages on a specific, or random, topic; "讲" is a talk that is delivered by a person to pass on ideas or messages, usually on a specific/select topic, to the listeners, similar to "teach", "impart".

In general, the two words are not interchangeable, but, occasionally they both can be replaced by "說" - 我和他說(谈/讲)過了.


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### Answer by username_0 on 2022-06-26. Score: 1

> 讲 - 是对某一个人或者一群人单方面的说话。  
> 谈 - 双方2个人或者多人讨论。

[Source](https://hinative.com/en-US/questions/9252083)

So basically 讲 can be for talking to one person or a group of people, but 谈 is for 2 or more people discussing.

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> **username_2**: 或者 means "or" So, both alternatives are feasible.  

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