How to say “speech” in Chinese
speech; give a speech
“Speech” in Chinese is 讲话, jiǎng huà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
讲话 is read jiǎng huà: 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
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
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 “讲话”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 讲话. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 下面请嘉宾讲话。xiàmiànqǐngjiābīnjiǎnghuàAnd now, a word from our guest of honor.
- 王教授在大会上发表了讲话WángjiàoshòuzàidàhuìshangfābiǎolejiǎnghuàProfessor Wang gave a speech at the congress.
More words from the lesson “The conference”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “speech” in Chinese?
“Speech” in Chinese is 讲话, pinyin jiǎnghuà.
What does 讲话 mean?
讲话 (jiǎnghuà) means “speech; give a speech”.
How do you write 讲话?
讲话 is 2 characters: 讲 (jiǎng) — tell, explain; 话 (huà) — speech, words. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 讲话?
讲话 is read jiǎnghuà. Tones: jiǎng — third tone, huà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“speech” 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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