Chinese Word: 讲 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

讲 (Trad.: 講)HSK 3

Pinyin: jiǎng

English Definition: to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasise; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture

Chinese Definition:
①说，谈：讲话。讲叙。
②把事情和道理说出来：讲说。讲学。讲武。讲演。讲义。讲师。讲坛。
③注重某一方面，并设法使它实现：讲求。讲团结。
④和解：“而秦未与魏讲也”。
⑤商量，商议：讲价儿。讲条件。
⑥道说谈叙。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 言

Pictophonetic:井 indicates the sound; 讠 (speech) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 井 [ jǐng ] well, mine shaft, pit

Similar Characters: 汫

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讲话	jiǎng huà	a speech; to speak; to talk; to address; Classifiers: 个
演讲HSK 5	yǎn jiǎng	lecture; to make a speech
讲座HSK 5	jiǎng zuò	a course of lectures; Classifiers: 个
讲述	jiǎng shù	to talk about; to narrate; to give an account
宣讲	xuān jiǎng	to preach; to explain publicly

1		tā 她 jiǎng 讲 liú lì 流利 de 的 fǎ yǔ 法语。 She speaks fluent French.
2		tā 他 píng cháng 平常 bù zěn me 不怎么 jiǎng huà 讲话。 He doesn't speak much usually.
3		nǎi nai 奶奶 huì 会 gěi 给 wǒ 我 jiǎng gù shì 讲故事。 My grandmother tells me stories.
4		lǎo shī 老师 jiào 叫 wǒ men 我们 rèn zhēn 认真 tīng jiǎng 听讲。 The teacher asked us to listen carefully.
5		mǔ qīn 母亲 zài 在 gěi 给 ér zi 儿子 jiǎng gù shì 讲故事。 The mother is telling a story to her son.

1		tā 她 jiǎng 讲 liú lì 流利 de 的 fǎ yǔ 法语。 She speaks fluent French.
2		tā 他 píng cháng 平常 bù zěn me 不怎么 jiǎng huà 讲话。 He doesn't speak much usually.
3		nǎi nai 奶奶 huì 会 gěi 给 wǒ 我 jiǎng gù shì 讲故事。 My grandmother tells me stories.
4		lǎo shī 老师 jiào 叫 wǒ men 我们 rèn zhēn 认真 tīng jiǎng 听讲。 The teacher asked us to listen carefully.
5		mǔ qīn 母亲 zài 在 gěi 给 ér zi 儿子 jiǎng gù shì 讲故事。 The mother is telling a story to her son.