How to say “give a speech” in Chinese
give a speech
“Give a speech” in Chinese is 演讲, yǎn jiǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
演讲 is read yǎn jiǎng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”.
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 “演讲”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “give a speech” in Chinese?
“Give a speech” in Chinese is 演讲, pinyin yǎnjiǎng.
What does 演讲 mean?
演讲 (yǎnjiǎng) means “give a speech”.
How do you write 演讲?
演讲 is 2 characters: 演 (yǎn) — perform, act; 讲 (jiǎng) — tell, explain. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 演讲?
演讲 is read yǎnjiǎng. Tones: yǎn — third tone, jiǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“give a 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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