讲座
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
讲座 (jiǎngzuò) · lecture
讲座 (jiǎngzuò) means “lecture”. It is written with 2 characters: 讲 (to speak) + 座 (seat). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 讲座 is built
The characters
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)
座 zuò · seat
What 座 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 坐zuò — seat
- 从cóng — from
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 从cóng — from
Origin hint: A wide 广 seat 坐; 坐 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
明天下午有一个讲座。Míngtiān xiàwǔ yǒu yī ge jiǎngzuò.There is a lecture tomorrow afternoon.
你去听讲座了吗？Nǐ qù tīng jiǎngzuò le ma?Did you go to the lecture?
Questions about 讲座
What does 讲座 mean?
讲座 (jiǎngzuò) means “lecture”.
How do you pronounce 讲座?
讲座 is pronounced jiǎngzuò.
Which HSK level is 讲座?
讲座 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 讲话jiǎnghuàto talk
- 听讲tīngjiǎngto listen to a lecture
- 讲究jiǎngjiuto be particular about
- 演讲yǎnjiǎngto give a speech
- 讲jiǎngto speak
- 座位zuòwèiseat
- 插座chāzuòelectrical socket
- 座右铭zuòyòumíngmotto
- 座zuòseat
Learn 讲座 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 86: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.