Writing
讲话 (jiǎng huà) — how to say "to speak" in Chinese
讲话
To speak, speech
noun
Character composition
讲
to speak, to tell
话
speech, words
Radicals / Keys
言
Speech
#149 · yán · 7 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
发表讲话
fābiǎo jiǎnghuà
to give a speech
Examples
他在会议上讲话很认真。
He spoke very seriously at the meeting.
他讲话了。
He spoke.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to speak" in Chinese?
"to speak" in Chinese is 讲话 (jiǎng huà).
讲话 meaning in English
讲话 (jiǎng huà) means "To speak, speech".
How is 讲话 pronounced?
It is pronounced jiǎng huà (written as jiang hua, jianghua). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to speak" in Chinese characters?
It is written 讲话: 讲 has 6 strokes, 话 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 讲话?
讲话 is on the HSK 3.0 level 5 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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