How to say “lecture” in Chinese

讲座

jiǎngzuò

lecture

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Studying and student life”

“Lecture” in Chinese is 讲座, jiǎng zuò: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

讲座 is read jiǎng zuò: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jiǎng — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

zuò — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

讲

jiǎng — tell, explain

On the left, 讠 “speech”.

座

zuò — seat; measure word for buildings

On top, 广 “shelter”; under it, 坐 zuò “sit” — both the meaning and the sound.

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 “讲座”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 讲座. Tap the sound icon to listen.

明天下午有一个关于中国历史的讲座。míngtiānxiàwǔyǒuyígeguānyúZhōngguólìshǐdejiǎngzuòTomorrow afternoon there's a lecture on Chinese history.
我们一起去听讲座吧wǒmenyìqǐqùtīngjiǎngzuòbaLet's go to the lecture together.
讲座结束以后大家可以提问jiǎngzuòjiéshùyǐhòu,dàjiākěyǐtíwènAfter the lecture you'll be able to ask questions.
听了这个讲座，我收获很大。tīnglezhègejiǎngzuò,wǒshōuhuòhěndàI got a lot out of this lecture.
这场讲座非常精彩zhèchǎngjiǎngzuòfēichángjīngcǎiThe lecture was simply wonderful.
听了讲座，你有什么体会？tīnglejiǎngzuò,nǐyǒushénmetǐhuìWhat did you take away from the lecture?

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “lecture” in Chinese?

“Lecture” in Chinese is 讲座, pinyin jiǎngzuò.

What does 讲座 mean?

讲座 (jiǎngzuò) means “lecture”.

How do you write 讲座?

讲座 is 2 characters: 讲 (jiǎng) — tell, explain; 座 (zuò) — seat; measure word for buildings. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 讲座?

讲座 is read jiǎngzuò. Tones: jiǎng — third tone, zuò — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“lecture” in the lesson “Lectures and questions”

This word is from the topic “Studying and student life” 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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