讲话 (jiǎng huà) — speech; address
Definition
A formal speech or public address. Unlike 发言, which foregrounds the act of speaking, 讲话 names the speech as a thing; 演讲 is more rhetorical/oratorical.
noun
speechaddress
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 讲话，。Tā de jiǎng huà fēi cháng jīng cǎi, yíng dé le rè liè de zhǎng shēng.His speech was brilliant and won warm applause.
- 讲话。Zhè wèi zǒng tǒng jiāng zài míng tiān fā biǎo yí duàn zhòng yào jiǎng huà.The president will deliver an important speech tomorrow.
- 讲话？Nǐ zhǔn bèi le duō shǎo fēn zhōng de jiǎng huà?How many minutes of speech have you prepared?
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