讲

tā gāo xìng de huà dōu jiǎng bù chū lai le

她高兴得话都讲不出来了。

She could not speak for excitement.

wǒ tīng tā jiǎng guò zhè jiàn shì

我听他讲过这件事。

I've heard him telling it.

lǎo shī jiǎng de shí hou xué shēng men bù yào hù xiāng shuō huà

老师讲的时候，学生们不要互相说话。

Students should not talk to each other while the teacher is speaking.

jiǎng róng mào tā bǐ sān gè mèi mei dōu piào liang

讲容貌，她比三个妹妹都漂亮。

So far as appearance goes, she is more beautiful than her three younger sisters.

jiǎng néng lì wǒ bǐ bù shàng nǐ

讲能力，我比不上你。

As to ability, I am not your match.

jiǎng xiào lǜ xīn fāng fǎ yào hǎo yī xiē

讲效率，新方法要好一些。

In terms of effectiveness, the new method is much better.

jiǎng jià

讲价

bargain

bié gēn wǒ men jiǎng tiáo jiàn

别跟我们讲条件。

Don't negotiate the terms with us.

wǒ men yǐ jīng jiǎng dìng le tā shàng jiē mǎi dōng xi wǒ zuò fàn

我们已经讲定了，他上街买东西，我做饭。

We've made a bargain that he will do the shopping and I'll cook.

zhè běn shū shì jiǎng lì shǐ de

这本书是讲历史的。

This is a book about history.

wǒ lái jiǎng jiǎng cǐ cì kāi huì de mù de

我来讲讲此次开会的目的。

Let me explain the purpose of this meeting.

zhè ge lǎo shī jiǎng de fēi cháng qīng chu

这个老师讲得非常清楚。

The teacher explained it very clearly.

jiǎng xiào yì

讲效益

pay attention to efficiency

jiǎng lǐ mào

讲礼貌

stress on courtesy

jiǎng tuán jié

讲团结

stress unity