发言

發言

fāyán

verb HSK 5 #4,941

Meanings

1 to make a speech
2 to speak
3 statement

Characters

to send; to emit

Examples

HSK 1

请你发言。

Qǐng nǐ fāyán.

Please speak.

HSK 3

他在会议上发言了。

Tā zài huìyì shang fāyán le.

He spoke at the meeting.

HSK 4

发言人回答了记者的问题。

Fāyánrén huídá le jìzhě de wèntí.

The spokesperson answered the reporters' questions.

Tips

usage

发言人 (spokesperson) is a compound you'll hear often in news. 发言 as a verb means to make remarks in a meeting or formal setting.

Stroke Order

发 fā

言 yán