讲话
HSK 2 (2021)
讲话 (jiǎnghuà) · to talk
讲话 (jiǎnghuà) means “to talk; to speak; speech”. It is written with 2 characters: 讲 (to speak) + 话 (words). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 讲话 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)
话 huà · words
What 话 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 千qiān — thousand
Origin hint: A spoken 讠 tongue 舌; 舌 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
上课的时候别讲话。Shàngkè de shíhou bié jiǎnghuà.Don't talk during class.
经理明天要讲话。Jīnglǐ míngtiān yào jiǎnghuà.The manager will give a speech tomorrow.
Questions about 讲话
What does 讲话 mean?
讲话 (jiǎnghuà) means “to talk; to speak; speech”.
How do you pronounce 讲话?
讲话 is pronounced jiǎnghuà.
Which HSK level is 讲话?
讲话 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 听讲tīngjiǎngto listen to a lecture
- 讲究jiǎngjiuto be particular about
- 讲座jiǎngzuòlecture
- 演讲yǎnjiǎngto give a speech
- 讲jiǎngto speak
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
- 电话diànhuàtelephone
- 说话shuōhuàto speak
- 的话dehuàif (after a clause)
- 对话duìhuàdialogue
Learn 讲话 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.