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讲话

jiǎng huà · jiang hua

Traditional 講話

HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. a speech
  2. to speak
  3. to talk
  4. to address
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In a conversation

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A five-minute speech

  1. Dengdeng

    校长(xiàozhǎng)今天(jīntiān)要(yào)讲话(jiǎnghuà)，你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)吗(ma)？

    The principal will give a speech today. Did you know?

  2. Liangliang

    知道(zhīdào)。他(tā)每次(měicì)讲话(jiǎnghuà)都(dōu)很(hěn)长(cháng)。

    I know. Every speech of his is very long.

  3. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)他(tā)说(shuō)只(zhǐ)讲(jiǎng)五(wǔ)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    This time he says he'll speak only five minutes.

  4. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)不(bù)信(xìn)。

    Really? I don't believe it.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，才(cái)两(liǎng)分钟(fēnzhōng)，他(tā)就(jiù)说(shuō)谢谢(xièxie)了(le)！

    Look, only two minutes and he already says thanks!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

校(xiào)长(zhǎng)在(zài)开(kāi)学(xué)典(diǎn)礼(lǐ)上(shàng)讲(jiǎng)话(huà)。

The principal gave a speech at the opening ceremony.

02

他(tā)讲(jiǎng)话(huà)时(shí)总(zǒng)是(shì)很(hěn)自(zì)信(xìn)。

He is always very confident when he speaks.

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The characters

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讲
jiǎng

to speak; to explain

话
huà

words; speech; talk; what sb said; language; dialect

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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