讲讲

講講

jiǎngjiang

verb #4,694

Meanings

1 to talk about (briefly)
2 to tell; to explain a bit

Characters

to speak; to explain

(reduplication for softening)

Examples

给我讲讲你的故事吧。

Gěi wǒ jiǎngjiang nǐ de gùshi ba.

Tell me about your story.

你能讲讲这件事吗？

Nǐ néng jiǎngjiang zhè jiàn shì ma?

Can you talk a bit about this matter?

Tips

grammar

Reduplicating a verb (讲 → 讲讲) softens the request, making it sound casual and less demanding — like 'tell me a bit' rather than 'tell me.'

Stroke Order

讲 jiǎng