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宣讲 (xuān jiǎng) — to explain and promote (policies, ideas, etc.) in a formal or public setting; to preach (religious doctrine)

Definition

A formal verb meaning 'to explain and promote (a policy, doctrine, or ideology) to an audience.' Implies an official or public setting, distinct from casual 解释. The religious sense ('preach') is a narrower use of this same idea.

verb
to explain and promote (policies, ideas, etc.) in a formal or public settingto preach (religious doctrine)

Examples

  • 宣讲。
    Tā zhèng zài xiàng qún zhòng xuān jiǎng xīn de zhèng cè.
    He is explaining the new policy to the public.
  • 宣讲。
    Zhè wèi jiào shòu xuān jiǎng le shí jiǔ dà jīng shén.
    This professor explained the spirit of the 19th National Congress.
  • 宣讲。
    Tā měi zhōu qù jiào táng xuān jiǎng shèng jīng.
    He goes to church every week to preach the Bible.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

宣xuānproclaim
讲jiǎngexplain

宣 means proclaim and 讲 means explain; 宣讲 combines both to mean publicly explain ideas.

Characters in this word

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
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
亘
亘gèn宣xuān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

宣 pairs the roof 宀, pointing to the emperor's main hall, with 亘 as the sound part. From that hall meaning, it came to mean clear or evident.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 講; 讲 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsay
Sound part声符shēngfú
冓
冓gòu講jiǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 講 puts 言, say, beside 冓, which gave it its sound; the simplified 讲 is a later abbreviation.

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Communication & Speech

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