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演讲

yǎn jiǎng · yan jiang

Traditional 演講

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to give a lecture; to make a speech
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Practising a speech

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)要(yào)做(zuò)演讲(yǎnjiǎng)，好(hǎo)紧张(jǐnzhāng)！

    I have to give a speech tomorrow. I am so nervous!

  2. Dengdeng

    你的(nǐde)演讲(yǎnjiǎng)准备(zhǔnbèi)好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Is your speech ready?

  3. Liangliang

    准备(zhǔnbèi)好(hǎo)了(le)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)怕(pà)忘词(wàngcí)。

    Yes, but I am afraid I will forget the words.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)先(xiān)对(duì)我(wǒ)演讲(yǎnjiǎng)一次(yīcì)吧(ba)。

    Then give the speech to me once today.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)……大家(dàjiā)好(hǎo)！今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)说(shuō)……

    Okay... hello everyone! Today I want to say...

  6. Dengdeng

    停(tíng)！你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)讲(jiǎng)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)，明天(míngtiān)只有(zhǐyǒu)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)！

    Stop! You have talked for ten minutes. Tomorrow you have only five!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)没(méi)有(yǒu)一(yí)次(cì)演(yǎn)讲(jiǎng)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)是(shì)不(bù)紧(jǐn)张(zhāng)的(de)。

I never make a speech without being nervous.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)的(de)演(yǎn)讲(jiǎng)吸(xī)引(yǐn)了(le)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)注(zhù)意(yì)。

His speech captured our attention.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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