讲 meaning in English

jiǎng

to speak; to explain

HSK 2verbTraditional 講6 strokes

Meaning of 讲

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiǎng

to speak
to explain
to negotiate
to emphasize
to be particular about
as far as sth is concerned
speech
lecture

How to use 讲

讲 is a common spoken verb for telling, explaining, or giving a talk, and it often pairs with what is told, as in 讲故事 (jiǎng gùshi, to tell a story). It also appears in words like 讲课 (jiǎngkè, to teach a class) and 讲究 (jiǎngjiu, to be particular about). Example: 老师讲得很清楚。(Lǎoshī jiǎng de hěn qīngchu.) The teacher explains very clearly.

讲 has the speech radical 讠 on the left, so it is about words. The right side 井 (jǐng, a well) gives a similar sound, so picture someone standing by a well, talking and explaining things to a crowd.

Common mistake: Learners often write the right side as 井 with extra or crossing strokes wrong, or confuse 讲 with 进 (jìn, to enter), which shares the same 井 shape. Remember that 讲 has the speech radical 讠, while 进 has the walking radical 辶.

讲 in example sentences

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

她tā很hěn怕pà和hé她tā父fù母mǔ讲jiǎng这zhè件jiàn事shì。

She was afraid to tell her parents.

每měi个gè人rén都dōu该gāi会huì讲jiǎng他tā的de母mǔ语yǔ。

Every person should be able to speak their mother tongue.

父fù亲qīn的de英yīng语yǔ讲jiǎng得de比bǐ妈mā妈mā好hǎo。

Dad's English is better than Mum's.

你nǐ知zhī道dào她tā是shì否fǒu会huì讲jiǎng英yīng语yǔ吗ma？

Do you know if she can speak English?

我wǒ父fù亲qīn能néng把bǎ英yīng语yǔ讲jiǎng得de很hěn好hǎo。

My father can speak English well.

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讲 jiǎng · to speak · 6 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 讲.

讲话	jiǎnghuà	a speech; to speak
听讲	tīngjiǎng	to attend a lecture; to listen to a talk
演讲	yǎnjiǎng	to give a lecture; to make a speech
讲究	jiǎngjiu	to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality
讲座	jiǎngzuò	course of lectures; lecture series; chair (academic position)
讲课	jiǎngkè	to give a lecture; to teach a class
讲述	jiǎngshù	to talk about; to narrate; to give an account
讲解	jiǎngjiě	to explain
讲学	jiǎngxué	to lecture (on branch of learning)
来讲	láijiǎng	as to; considering
对讲机	duìjiǎngjī	intercom; walkie-talkie
乱讲	luànjiǎng	to talk nonsense; nonsense!

Questions about 讲

What does 讲 mean?

讲 (jiǎng) means "to speak; to explain" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 讲?

讲 is made of 1 character: 讲 (6 strokes). That is 6 strokes in total.

Is 讲 an HSK word?

Yes. 讲 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 讲 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 讲 is written 講.

What is the difference between 讲 and 说?

Both can mean to speak, but 讲 leans toward explaining or telling something with content, like a story, a lesson, or a reason. 说 is the more general word for saying something. In southern China, people often use 讲 where northerners use 说, as in 讲中文 (jiǎng Zhōngwén).

What does 讲道理 mean?

讲道理 (jiǎng dàolǐ) means to be reasonable or to argue with reason. People often say 你讲不讲道理? (Nǐ jiǎng bu jiǎng dàolǐ?) to mean Are you being reasonable or not. Here 讲 carries its sense of valuing or paying attention to something.