训话 (xùn huà) — to give a speech (to subordinates) to admonish or instruct; to lecture
Definition
A formal verb meaning to lecture or admonish subordinates (e.g. a boss to staff, a principal to students). Note it is a separable verb: 训话 / 训一次话 / 训了话.
verb
to give a speech (to subordinates) to admonish or instructto lecture
Examples
- 训话。Lǎo bǎn zhèng zài duì yuán gōng xùn huà.The boss is giving a lecture to the employees.
- 。Wáng jīng lǐ xùn le yí gè xiǎo shí de huà.Manager Wang lectured for an hour.
- ，。Xiào zhǎng xùn le yí cì huà, xué shēng men dōu rèn zhēn tīng le.The principal gave a lecture once, and the students all listened attentively.
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