致辞
Old HSK 6
致辞 (zhìcí) · to make a speech
致辞 (zhìcí) means “to make a speech; address”. It is written with 2 characters: 致 (to send) + 辞 (words). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 致辞 is built
The characters
致 zhì · to send
What 致 is made of
- 至zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 至 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
辞 cí · words
What 辞 is made of
- 舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 千qiān — thousand
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 立lì — to stand
Example sentences
校长在毕业典礼上致辞。Xiàozhǎng zài bìyè diǎnlǐ shàng zhìcí.The principal gave a speech at the graduation ceremony.
请嘉宾上台致辞。Qǐng jiābīn shàngtái zhìcí.Let us invite our guest to say a few words.
Questions about 致辞
What does 致辞 mean?
致辞 (zhìcí) means “to make a speech; address”.
How do you pronounce 致辞?
致辞 is pronounced zhìcí.
Which HSK level is 致辞?
致辞 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 导致dǎozhìto lead to
- 细致xìzhìcareful
- 一致yīzhìconsistent
- 别致biézhìunique
- 大致dàzhìroughly
- 精致jīngzhìfine
- 兴致勃勃xìngzhìbóbófull of enthusiasm
- 以致yǐzhìwith the result that
- 致力zhìlìto devote oneself to
- 致使zhìshǐto cause
Learn 致辞 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 238: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.