演讲
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
演讲 (yǎnjiǎng) · to give a speech
演讲 (yǎnjiǎng) means “to give a speech; speech; lecture”. It is written with 2 characters: 演 (to act) + 讲 (to speak). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 演讲 is built
The characters
演 yǎn · to act
What 演 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 寅yín — to respect
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 由yóu — to follow
- 八bā — eight
- 宀 — roof
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 寅 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
讲 jiǎng · to speak
What 讲 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 井jǐng — well
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 井 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他明天要在学校演讲。Tā míngtiān yào zài xuéxiào yǎnjiǎng.He is giving a speech at school tomorrow.
你的演讲准备好了吗？Nǐ de yǎnjiǎng zhǔnbèi hǎo le ma?Is your speech ready?
Questions about 演讲
What does 演讲 mean?
演讲 (yǎnjiǎng) means “to give a speech; speech; lecture”.
How do you pronounce 演讲?
演讲 is pronounced yǎnjiǎng.
Which HSK level is 演讲?
演讲 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 表演biǎoyǎnto perform
- 导演dǎoyǎndirector
- 演唱yǎnchàngto sing (on stage)
- 演唱会yǎnchànghuìconcert
- 演出yǎnchūperformance
- 演员yǎnyuánactor
- 扮演bànyǎnto play the role of
- 演变yǎnbiànto evolve
- 演习yǎnxídrill
- 演绎yǎnyìto interpret
Learn 演讲 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.