祝辞 (zhù cí) — congratulatory speech, address (at a ceremony or celebration)

Definition

祝辞 (zhù cí) is a formal written speech given at a ceremony — more literary than 致辞, which is the everyday word for 'address.' Use it for occasions like weddings or graduations.

noun
congratulatory speechaddress (at a ceremony or celebration)
Measure word · 篇
Easily confused

Examples

  • ，祝辞。
    Hūn lǐ shàng, fù qīn fā biǎo le gǎn rén de zhù cí.
    At the wedding, the father gave a touching congratulatory speech.
  • 祝辞。
    Xīn nián zhù cí tōng cháng chōng mǎn zhù fú hé xī wàng.
    New Year's addresses are usually full of blessings and hope.
  • ，祝辞。
    Bì yè diǎn lǐ shàng, xiào zhǎng zhì le zhù cí.
    At the graduation ceremony, the principal delivered a congratulatory speech.

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.

祝zhùcongratulate
辞císpeech/words

祝 means congratulate and 辞 means speech, so the word names words given for congratulation.

Characters in this word

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

祝 shows a kneeling person with an open mouth beside an altar.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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