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演说 (yǎn shuō): Speech / oration / address (Verb, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

演说 consists of 2 characters.

to develop, to evolve, to perform

Word Info

Pinyinyǎn shuō

Meaningspeech / oration / address

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb, Noun

Word演说

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 演说.

Words with 演

演出yǎn chūHSK 4
演员yǎn yuánHSK 4
演唱yǎn chàngHSK 4
表演biǎo yǎnHSK 4
导演dǎo yǎnHSK 5
演讲yǎn jiǎngHSK 5
主演zhǔ yǎnHSK 6
扮演bàn yǎnHSK 6

Words with 说

说话shuō huàHSK 2
听说tīng shuōHSK 3
再说zài shuōHSK 4
小说xiǎo shuōHSK 4
说明shuō míngHSK 4
说法shuō fǎHSK 4
说明书shuō míng shūHSK 4
传说

chuán shuō

HSK 5

3.

How to Use 演说 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 演说 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith场

yī一

chǎng场

yǎn演

shuō说

neutral

a speech

Adjective + Noun

jīng精

cǎi彩

yǎn演

shuō说

neutral

brilliant speech

Noun + Nounwith技巧

yǎn演

shuō说

jì技

qiǎo巧

Verb + Objectwith发表

fā发

biǎo表

yǎn演

shuō说

4.

Example Sentences with 演说

tā他

zài在

tái台

shàng上

yǎn演

shuō说

。

jí即

xìng兴

yǎn演

shuō说

formal

impromptu speech

neutral

speech skills

formal

deliver a speech

He is giving a speech on the stage.

tā他

de的

jìng竞

xuǎn选

yǎn演

shuō说

suī虽

rán然

jiǎn简

duǎn短

，

què却

jí极

jù具

gǎn感

rǎn染

lì力

。

His campaign speech, though brief, was highly inspiring.

nǐ你

zhǔn准

bèi备

hǎo好

míng明

tiān天

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

de的

yǎn演

shuō说

le了

ma吗

？

Are you ready for your speech at tomorrow's meeting?

lǎo老

shī师

gěi给

wǒ我

men们

zuò做

le了

yī一

cháng场

guān关

yú于

huán环

jìng境

bǎo保

hù护

de的

yǎn演

shuō说

。

The teacher gave us a speech about environmental protection.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

yīn因

jǐn紧

zhāng张

ér而

yǐng影

xiǎng响

zhè这

chǎng场

zhòng重

yào要

de的

yǎn演

shuō说

。

He did not let nervousness affect this important speech.

tīng听

wán完

tā他

de的

yǎn演

shuō说

，

wǒ我

shēn深

shòu受

qǐ启

fā发

，

jué决

dìng定

gǎi改

biàn变

jì计

huà划

。

After listening to his speech, I was deeply inspired and decided to change my plans.

zhè这

wèi位

zhèng政

zhì治

jiā家

de的

jīng精

cǎi彩

yǎn演

shuō说

yíng赢

dé得

le了

guān观

zhòng众

de的

rè热

liè烈

zhǎng掌

shēng声

。

The politician's excellent speech won enthusiastic applause from the audience.

tā她

zài在

bì毕

yè业

diǎn典

lǐ礼

shàng上

de的

yǎn演

shuō说

zhēn真

zhì挚

dòng动

rén人

，

lìng令

rén人

nán难

wàng忘

。

Her speech at the graduation ceremony was sincere and moving, making it unforgettable.