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讲演

講演
jiǎngyǎn
verb #19,249

Meanings

  1. 1 to lecture
  2. 2 to give a speech
  3. 3 to speak publicly

Examples

教授正在台上讲演。
Jiàoshòu zhèngzài táishàng jiǎngyǎn.
The professor is giving a lecture on stage.
他的讲演非常精彩。
Tā de jiǎngyǎn fēicháng jīngcǎi.
His speech was brilliant.

Tips

usage
讲演 and 演讲 have the same meaning - the characters are just reversed. 演讲 is far more common in modern usage. 讲演 feels slightly more literary/dated.

Stroke Order

讲 jiǎng
演 yǎn