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发言

fā yán · fa yan

Traditional 發言

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. to make a speech
  2. statement
  3. utterance
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In a conversation

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The shortest speech

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)开会(kāihuì)，你(nǐ)要(yào)发言(fāyán)吗(ma)？

    There is a meeting tomorrow. Will you speak?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不想(bùxiǎng)发言(fāyán)，我(wǒ)有点(yǒudiǎn)紧张(jǐnzhāng)。

    I don't want to speak. I am a bit nervous.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)只要(zhǐyào)说(shuō)三句话(sānjùhuà)。

    You only need to say three sentences.

  4. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)发言(fāyán)：大家好(dàjiāhǎo)，谢谢(xièxie)，再见(zàijiàn)。

    OK, my speech: hello everyone, thanks, goodbye.

  5. Liangliang

    这样(zhèyàng)的(de)发言(fāyán)，真(zhēn)短(duǎn)！

    What a short speech!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)发(fā)言(yán)完(wán)后(hòu)，大(dà)家(jiā)陷(xiàn)入(rù)了(le)沉(chén)默(mò)。

When he finished speaking, everyone was silent.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jin1 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

会(huì)上(shàng)每(měi)个(gè)人(rén)都(dōu)有(yǒu)机(jī)会(huì)发(fā)言(yán)。

Everyone has a chance to speak at the meeting.

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The characters

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发
fā

to send out; to show (one's feeling)

言
yán

words; speech

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