Verbspeak; make a statement; take the floor

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 发言.
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Character Breakdown

发言 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 发言 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 发言 with other words naturally.
Verb + Objectwith机会
yán
huì
neutral
opportunity to speak
Adverb + Verbwith积极
yán
neutral
speak actively
Subject + Verbwith代表
dài
biǎo
yán
formal
representative speaks
Noun + Nounwith稿
yán
gǎo稿
formalWritten
speech draft

Example Sentences with 发言

zài
huì
shàng
yán
He spoke at the meeting.
zài
biàn
lùn
huán
jié
měi
wèi
xuǎn
shǒu
dōu
yǒu
liǎng
fēn
zhōng
de
shí
jiān
yán
In the debate session, each contestant has two minutes to speak.
wèi
shén
me
zài
gāng
cái
de
huì
shàng
zhí
bǎo
chí
chén
yán
ne
Why did you remain silent and not speak up during the meeting just now?
lǎo
shī
xué
shēng
yán
The teacher encourages students to speak up actively.
cóng
wèi
zài
gōng
kāi
chǎng
yán
zǒng
shì
xiǎn
de
fēi
cháng
nèi
xiàng
He has never spoken in public, always appearing very introverted.
zài
jiā
tíng
cān
shí
ye
cháng
cháng
yán
fēn
xiǎng
de
rén
shēng
jīng
yàn
During family dinners, Grandpa often speaks up to share his life experiences.
zài
tǎo
lùn
zhōng
yán
biǎo
le
de
guān
diǎn
During the discussion, she spoke to express her opinion.
jìn
guǎn
jǐn
zhāng
hái
shì
yǒng
yán
bìng
chū
le
guān
jiàn
de
jiàn
Despite being nervous, she mustered the courage to speak and put forward a key suggestion.