发言

發言

fāyán

verb HSK 3 #4,941

Meanings

1 to make a speech
2 to speak
3 statement

Characters

to send; to emit

Examples

请你发言。

Qǐng nǐ fāyán.

Please speak.

他在会议上发言了。

Tā zài huìyì shang fāyán le.

He spoke at the meeting.

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