Chinese word

发言

Pronunciation

Pinyinfā yán

Meaning

  • verbspeak

Example

请你在会上发言。qǐng nǐ zài huì shàng fā yán

Please speak at the meeting.

Illustration for 发言 (speak)

More examples

员工在公司会议上发言，提出了新的建议。yuán gōng zài gōng sī huì yì shàng fā yán tí chū le xīn de jiàn yì

The employee spoke at the company meeting and made a new suggestion.

Core concept

Speech becomes a public contribution to a meeting, debate, or other shared discussion.

Common phrases

  • 公开发言gōng kāi fā yán

    speak publicly

  • 在公司会议上发言zài gōng sī huì yì shàng fā yán

    speak at a company meeting

  • 在讨论中发言zài tǎo lùn zhōng fā yán

    speak during a discussion

Similar words

说shuō: Using spoken words to pass on thoughts or information.
表达biǎo dá: Making thoughts or feelings clear through words or actions.
讲话jiǎng huà: Addressing people by speaking to them.

Definition in Chinese

在公共场合或讨论中用口头表达看法或信息的行为或其结果，侧重于口头发表意见。zài gōng gòng chǎng hé huò tǎo lùn zhōng yòng kǒu tóu biǎo dá kàn fǎ huò xìn xī de xíng wéi huò qí jié guǒ cè zhòng yú kǒu tóu fā biǎo yì jiàn

Word origin

In the compound, 发 (fā, "send out") supplies the idea of releasing something, while 言 (yán, "words") identifies what is released, giving the sense of putting words into a public exchange.

Usage tips

  • A speaker can use this word for either a prepared statement or a brief response during a public discussion; the key idea is participation in the forum, not the length of the speech.

Other meanings

  • voice an opinionverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 发言权fā yán quánright to speaknoun
  • 发言机会fā yán jī huìopportunity to speaknoun
  • 发言记录fā yán jì lùrecord of remarksnoun

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