讲演

講演

jiǎngyǎn

verb #19,249

Meanings

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

Characters

to speak; to explain

to perform; to present

Examples

教授正在台上讲演。

Jiàoshòu zhèngzài tái shàng 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 (yǎnjiǎng) 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