Chinese word

发言人

Pronunciation

Pinyinfā yán rén

Meaning

nounspokesperson

Example

政府指定了一个发言人来回答记者的问题。zhèng fǔ zhǐ dìng le yí gè fā yán rén lái huí dá jì zhě de wèn tí

The government designated a spokesperson to answer reporters' questions.

More examples

在事故现场，发言人发布了初步调查结果。zài shì gù xiàn chǎng fā yán rén fā bù le chū bù diào chá jié guǒ

At the accident scene, the spokesperson released the preliminary investigation results.

Core concept

A public voice assigned to speak for an organization.

Common phrases

官方发言人guān fāng fā yán rén
official spokesperson
外交部发言人wài jiāo bù fā yán rén
Foreign Ministry spokesperson
首席发言人shǒu xí fā yán rén
chief spokesperson

Similar words

代表dài biǎo: A person who officially represents a group and conveys its views or policies to outsiders.
代言人dài yán rén: A person hired by a company or public figure to speak for them publicly and promote them.

Definition in Chinese

代表机构或团体在正式场合就某一事项公开说明立场或回答问题的人。dài biǎo jī gòu huò tuán tǐ zài zhèng shì chǎng hé jiù mǒu yí shì xiàng gōng kāi shuō míng lì chǎng huò huí dá wèn tí de rén

Word origin

发 (fā, "send out") + 言 (yán, "words") suggest words issued publicly, and 人 (rén, "person") marks the person who represents a group.

Usage tips

In everyday Chinese news, the role may belong to a company, school, or government body, so context identifies the organization being represented.

Other meanings

public relations officernoun

Related words

发言fā yánspeakverb
发言权fā yán quánright to speaknoun
发言稿fā yán gǎospeech scriptnoun