Chinese word

致辞

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhì cí

Meaning

  • nounspeech

Example

你可以在晚会上做个致辞吗？nǐ ké yǐ zài wǎn huì shàng zuò gè zhì cí ma

Can you give a speech at the party?

Illustration for 致辞 (speech)

More examples

总统在开幕式上发表了简短的致辞。zóng tǒng zài kāi mù shì shàng fā biǎo le jián duǎn de zhì cí

The president delivered a brief speech at the opening ceremony.

Core concept

A public moment when a host or guest formally offers a few words to mark an opening, closing, or welcome.

Common phrases

  • 发表致辞fā biǎo zhì cí

    deliver a speech

  • 在开幕式上做致辞zài kāi mù shì shàng zuò zhì cí

    give a speech at the opening ceremony

  • 致辞稿zhì cí gǎo

    speech script

Similar words

发言fā yán: A short spoken statement that expresses a person's view in a meeting or debate.
演讲yán jiǎng: A planned speech that gives an audience a clear, structured explanation or argument.
讲话jiǎng huà: Speaking aloud to communicate information or thoughts to other people.
致词zhì cí: A brief ceremonial speech that formally greets guests or welcomes them.

Definition in Chinese

在正式场合，主办方或来宾在开幕、闭幕等时所作的简短礼节性讲话。zài zhèng shì chǎng hé zhǔ bàn fāng huò lái bīn zài kāi mù bì mù děng shí suǒ zuò de jián duǎn lǐ jié xìng jiǎng huà

Word origin

致辞 (zhìcí, "speech") joins 致 (zhì, "to offer") and 辞 (cí, "words"), so the word pictures formal words offered to the people at an event.

Usage tips

  • In a ceremony's running order, this word usually marks one speaker's short speaking slot, which helps identify the next stage of the program.

Other meanings

  • welcome speechnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 致辞稿zhì cí gǎospeech scriptnoun
  • 致辞者zhì cí zhěspeakernoun

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