jiǎng huà

讲 话

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1
v.speak; address; talk; give one's opinion
- shì zhǎng zài huì shang jiǎng huà
  市长在会上讲话。
  The mayor delivered an address at the meeting.
- lái bīn yě dōu jiǎng huà
  来宾也都讲话。
  All the guests gave speeches too.
- qǐng duì zhe huà tǒng jiǎng huà
  请对着话筒讲话。
  Please speak into a microphone.
synonym
shuō huà说话 fā yán发言
antonym
chén mò沉默
2
n.speech
- láo mó de jiǎng huà shǐ tīng zhòng shēn shòu gǎn dòng
  劳模的讲话使听众深受感动。
  The model worker carried his hearers along with his speech.
- tā de jiǎng huà shǐ tīng zhòng shòu dào gǔ wǔ
  她的讲话使听众受到鼓舞。
  Her speech was a tonic to the audience.
- tā de jiǎng huà dài biǎo le duō shù rén de yāo qiú
  他的讲话代表了多数人的要求。
  His speech represented the views of most people.
synonym
jiǎng yǎn讲演
3
n.(often used in book titles) talks; guide; introduction; discourses
- yǔ fǎ jiǎng huà
  语法讲话
  An Introduction to Grammar
4
v.criticize; blame; censure
- nǐ gǎo tè shū rén jia dāng rán yào jiǎng huà
  你搞特殊，人家当然要讲话。
  You seek personal privileges and naturally others will take you to task for it.
synonym
zhǐ zé指责

Separable word
"讲" and "话" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 你在会议上讲过话吗?
  Have you ever made a speech in a meeting?
- 刚刚是谁讲的话？
  Who just said that?
common measure word
"讲话" is often matched with measure word "次".
- 一次讲话
  one speech

讲话