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发言 meaning in English

fāyán

to make a speech; statement

HSK 3verbnounTraditional 發言12 strokes

Meaning of 发言

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fāyán
  1. to make a speech
  2. statement
  3. utterance

Measure word: 個|个

How to use 发言

发言 is used for speaking up in a meeting, class, or formal setting, and it can also mean the statement itself. It is more formal than just 说话 (shuōhuà). Example: 请大家积极发言。(Qǐng dàjiā jījí fāyán.) Everyone, please speak up actively.

发 (fā) means to send out, and 言 (yán) means speech or words. When you 发言, you send your words out to the room.

Common mistake: Learners often use 发言 for casual talking, like chatting with a friend, where 说话 (shuōhuà) or 聊天 (liáotiān) fits better. Also note 发 here is first tone fā, not the fa in 头发 (tóufa), which is neutral.

发言 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

总zǒng统tǒng作zuò为wéi一yī位wèi真zhēn正zhèng的de爱ài国guó者zhě发fā言yán。
The president speaks as a real patriot.
他tā是shì个gè迷mí人rén的de发fā言yán人rén。
He's a captivating speaker.
通tōng常cháng女nǚ人rén都dōu是shì最zuì后hòu发fā言yán有yǒu决jué定dìng权quán的de。
Women will have the last word.
今jīn晚wǎn谁shuí发fā言yán？
Who is going to speak tonight?
他tā突tū然rán发fā言yán了le。
All at once, he spoke out.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

发 fā · to send out · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

言 yán · words · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 发言.

发现fāxiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect
出发chūfāto set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba
头发tóufahair (on the head)
语言yǔyánlanguage
发生fāshēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 發生問題|发生问题[fa1 sheng1 wen4 ti2] "a probl
发展fāzhǎndevelopment; growth
发出fāchūto issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let ou
发明fāmíngto invent; an invention
沙发shāfā(loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
发表fābiǎoto issue; to publish
发动fādòngto start; to launch
发送fāsòngto transmit; to dispatch

Questions about 发言

What does 发言 mean?

发言 (fāyán) means "to make a speech; statement" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 发言?

发言 is made of 2 characters: 发 (5 strokes), 言 (7 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 发言 an HSK word?

Yes. 发言 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 发言 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 发言 is written 發言.

Can 发言 take a direct object?

No. You cannot say 发言一个问题. Use 在会上发言 (zài huì shàng fāyán) or 就这个问题发言 (jiù zhège wèntí fāyán) to say where or about what you spoke.

What is a 发言人?

发言人 (fāyánrén) means a spokesperson, such as a government or company spokesperson who makes official statements.

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