讲 (jiǎng) means Explain (talk - lecture). Below are 24 of the 59 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
老师在 讲 新课。
Lǎoshī zài jiǎng xīn kè.
The teacher is teaching a new lesson.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 讲
他给孩子们 讲 故事。
Tā gěi háizimen jiǎng gùshi.
He tells the children stories.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 讲
他吃饭很 讲 究。
Tā chī fàn hěn jiǎngjiu.
He is very particular about food.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 讲究
老师 讲 得很生动。
Lǎoshī jiǎng de hěn shēngdòng.
The teacher explains things vividly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 生动
这本杂志 讲 时尚。
Zhè běn zázhì jiǎng shíshàng.
This magazine is about fashion.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 时尚
老师 讲 得很形象。
Lǎoshī jiǎng de hěn xíngxiàng.
The teacher explains things very vividly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 形象
他 讲 得很有条理。
Tā jiǎng de hěn yǒu tiáolǐ.
He speaks in a well-ordered way.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 条理
这个 讲 座很受欢迎。
Zhège jiǎngzuò hěn shòu huānyíng.
This lecture series is very popular.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 讲座
这本书 讲 的是政治。
Zhè běn shū jiǎng de shì zhèngzhì.
This book is about politics.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 政治
主席在会上 讲 了话。
Zhǔxí zài huì shàng jiǎng le huà.
The chair spoke at the meeting.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 主席
书记在会上 讲 了话。
Shūji zài huì shang jiǎng le huà.
The secretary spoke at the meeting.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 书记
批评别人也要 讲 道理。
Pīpíng biérén yě yào jiǎng dàolǐ.
Criticising others should also be reasonable.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 批评
他 讲 的故事特别有趣。
Tā jiǎng de gùshi tèbié yǒuqù.
The stories he tells are especially entertaining.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 有趣
今天下午有一个 讲 座。
Jīntiān xiàwǔ yǒu yí ge jiǎngzuò.
There is a lecture this afternoon.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 讲座
他请求老师再 讲 一遍。
Tā qǐngqiú lǎoshī zài jiǎng yí biàn.
He asked the teacher to explain once more.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 请求
明天他要在会上演 讲 。
Míngtiān tā yào zài huì shàng yǎnjiǎng.
He is giving a talk at the meeting tomorrow.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 演讲
总理今天发表了 讲 话。
Zǒnglǐ jīntiān fābiǎo le jiǎnghuà.
The premier gave a speech today.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 总理
中国人 讲 究礼尚往来。
Zhōngguórén jiǎngjiu lǐshàngwǎnglái.
Chinese people set store by reciprocal courtesy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 礼尚往来
他着重 讲 了安全问题。
Tā zhuózhòng jiǎng le ānquán wèntí.
He laid stress on the question of safety.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 着重
奶奶给我 讲 了一个故事。
Nǎinai gěi wǒ jiǎng le yí gè gùshi.
Grandma told me a story.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 故事
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From the graded readers
大学二年级的时候，我参加了一次演 讲 比赛。
dàxué èr niánjí de / dì shíhou, wǒ cānjiā le / liǎo / liào yīcì yǎnjiǎng bǐsài.
In my second year at university I entered a speech competition.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
讲 appears in 59 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 讲
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Questions about 讲
How is 讲 used in a sentence?
This page shows 59 sentences using 讲 (jiǎng, "Explain (talk - lecture)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 讲 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 讲 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 讲 an HSK word?
Yes — 讲 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 讲?
The dictionary page for 讲 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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