How to say “speak” in Chinese
speak (at a meeting)
“Speak” in Chinese is 发言, fā yán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
发言 is read fā yán: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
At the side of a character it shrinks to 讠.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “发言”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 发言. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他在会2上第一个发言tāzàihuìshangdìyīgefāyánHe was the first to speak at the meeting.
- 请大家积极发言qǐngdàjiājījífāyánI'd like everyone to speak up and share their views.
More words from the lesson “The conference”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “speak” in Chinese?
“Speak” in Chinese is 发言, pinyin fāyán.
What does 发言 mean?
发言 (fāyán) means “speak (at a meeting)”.
How do you write 发言?
发言 is 2 characters: 发 (fā) — send, emit; 言 (yán) — word, speech. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 发言?
发言 is read fāyán. Tones: fā — first tone, yán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“speak” in the lesson “The conference”
This word is from the topic “The world and the news” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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