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发言

fāyán

to speak; to make a speech

A person speaking into a microphone
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Characters in this word

发 fā

Strokes
5
Radical
又 — and, also, again, in addition

言 yán

Strokes
7
Radical
言 — words, speech
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 言

Example phrases

  • 请你发言。 Qǐng nǐ fāyán. Please give your speech.
  • 他先发言。 Tā xiān fāyán. He speaks first.
  • 她发言很短。 Tā fāyán hěn duǎn. Her speech is very short.

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