(jiǎng) - to speak, to tell, to lecture; to negotiate in Mandarin
jiǎngTraditional: 講
Translation
to speak, to tell, to lecture; to negotiate
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Word origin
讲 (jiǎng, 'to speak, to explain') is a phono-semantic compound: 讠(the speech radical, simplified from 言) marks the meaning of speaking, with the right-hand element as phonetic. The traditional form is 講.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 讠(speech radical) + phonetic component (simplified from 講)
Stroke order
讲
Examples
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The teacher is telling a story.
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What he says is very interesting.
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Speak slowly, I am listening.
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Please speak a bit slower.
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She told a story.
讲 (jiǎng) - to speak, to tell, to lecture; to negotiate.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 9: 讲, 或许, 岁 and 7 more words.