Chinese word

主讲

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhǔ jiǎng

Meaning

  • verbgive the main talk

Example

明天大会上由张教授主讲。míng tiān dà huì shàng yóu zhāng jiào shòu zhú jiǎng

At tomorrow's conference, Professor Zhang will give the main talk.

Illustration for 主讲 (give the main talk)

More examples

下周公司经理将在会议室主讲这门课程。xià zhōu gōng sī jīng lǐ jiāng zài huì yì shì zhú jiǎng zhè mén kè chéng

Next week, the company manager will teach this course in the meeting room.

Core concept

Lead the spoken part of an event by presenting its main ideas to listeners.

Common phrases

  • 在研讨会上主讲zài yán tǎo huì shàng zhú jiǎng

    give the main talk at a seminar

  • 主讲这门课程zhú jiǎng zhè mén kè chéng

    teach this course

Similar words

演讲yán jiǎng: Speak to an audience to present ideas or opinions in a speech or presentation.
做报告zuò bào gào: Present a report that summarizes work, results, or other key content at a meeting.
发言fā yán: State an opinion or brief point during a meeting or discussion.

Definition in Chinese

在会议或活动中担任主要发言者，进行讲演或授课并传达核心内容。zài huì yì huò huó dòng zhōng dān rèn zhǔ yào fā yán zhě jìn xíng jiáng yǎn huò shòu kè bìng chuán dá hé xīn nèi róng

Word origin

The compound 主 (zhǔ, "main") + 讲 (jiǎng, "speak and explain") presents speaking and explaining as the central duty, which accounts for its use for meetings, classes, and other organized events.

Usage tips

  • This verb is especially useful for reading schedules because it identifies a speaker's planned responsibility, not merely the fact that the person will say something.

Other meanings

  • give a presentationverb
  • lectureverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 主讲教师zhú jiǎng jiào shīlead lecturernoun
  • 主讲稿zhǔ jiáng gǎolecture manuscriptnoun

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