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发言稿 (fā yán gǎo) — text of a speech or statement; written speech draft

Definition

发言稿 is a written draft prepared in advance for a speech or statement, usually read aloud at a meeting or event. Distinguished from 演讲稿 by being shorter and more conversational, often for remarks or comments rather than a full formal address.

noun
text of a speech or statementwritten speech draft
Measure word · 篇

Examples

  • 发言稿。
    Tā huā le yì zhěng wǎn zhǔn bèi míng tiān de fā yán gǎo.
    He spent the whole evening preparing his speech draft for tomorrow.
  • 发言稿。
    Zhè fèn fā yán gǎo xū yào zài xiū gǎi jǐ chù cuò cí.
    This speech draft needs to be revised in a few places regarding wording.
  • 发言稿。
    Lǐng dǎo shěn yuè le suǒ yǒu dài biǎo de fā yán gǎo.
    The leader reviewed all the representatives' speech drafts.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

发言give a speech
发fāissue; give言yánwords; speech
动宾Verb + object
稿gǎodraft

“发” means issue or give, “言” means words or speech, and “稿” means draft, yielding a written draft for giving a speech.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

Open 发 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The early form of 言 shows an opening and a mark indicating a location; the location is not described as the source of speech.

Open 言 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
禾禾hé
Sound part声符shēngfú
高
高gāo稿
Same sound today

稿 is built from 禾, which carries the meaning, and 高, which supplies the pronunciation.

Open 稿 →
Appears in
Communication & Speech

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