发
言

To make a speech in Chinese: 发言 (fā yán)

fā yán

to make a speech

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 發言2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to make a speech
  2. 2statement
  3. 3utterance

Stroke order

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发
言

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ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

发言

Simplified

發言

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 今晚谁发言？

    jīn wǎn shuí fā yán？

    Who is going to speak tonight?

  • 他突然发言了。

    tā tū rán fā yán le。

    All at once, he spoke out.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

语言

yǔ yán

language

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

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