Chinese word

讲述

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiǎng shù

Meaning

verbtell

Example

她喜欢在朋友面前讲述她的童年故事。tā xǐ huān zài péng yǒu miàn qián jiǎng shù tā de tóng nián gù shì

She likes to tell stories about her childhood in front of her friends.

More examples

在法庭上，他详细地讲述了事故发生的经过。zài fǎ tíng shàng tā xiáng xì dì jiǎng shù liǎo shì gù fā shēng de jīng guò

In court, he described in detail how the accident happened.

Core concept

A person guides listeners through what happened by presenting each part in sequence.

Common phrases

讲述故事jiǎng shù gù shì
tell stories
讲述经历jiǎng shù jīng lì
relate experiences
讲述过程jiǎng shù guò chéng
describe the process

Similar words

说shuō: Communicate information, thoughts, or opinions by speaking.
讲jiǎng: Speak about a topic, often to explain it to others.
叙述xù shù: Give an ordered account of what happened or what took place.
描述miáo shù: Give a detailed account of how something looks or what it is like.

Definition in Chinese

按顺序把事情或经历说出来，向别人叙述经过或内容。àn shùn xù bǎ shì qíng huò jīng lì shuō chū lái xiàng bié rén xù shù jīng guò huò nèi róng

Word origin

讲 (jiǎng, "speak") means to explain aloud, while 述 (shù, "state") means to set out an account, so together they form a verb for narrating events or experiences.

Usage tips

The word has a more deliberate storytelling tone than the most casual everyday wording, so it commonly appears when an account is organized for listeners or readers.

Other meanings

narrateverb
relateverb

Opposites

隐瞒yǐn mánconcealverb

Related words

讲述者jiǎng shù zhěnarratornoun