Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain

Chinese: 说、讲解或讲究。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “jiang” becomes a different word in each tone. 讲 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 讲话jiǎng huàa speech; to speak; to talk; to address
  • 听讲tīng jiǎngto attend a lecture; to listen to a talk
  • 演讲yǎn jiǎngto give a lecture; to make a speech
  • 讲座jiǎng zuòcourse of lectures; lecture series; chair (academic position)
  • 讲究jiǎng jiuto pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen

Example Sentence

老师正在讲一个有趣的故事。Lǎo shī zhèng zài jiǎng yí ge yǒu qù de gù shi.The teacher is telling an interesting story.

老师Lǎo shīteacherzhèngfirst month of the lunar yzàiatjiǎngto speak一个yí gea有趣yǒu qùinterestingdeof故事gù shiold practice