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演说

yǎn shuō

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 演說

演说 (yǎn shuō) means "speech; to deliver a speech". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 演说 means

1. speech
2. to deliver a speech

The characters in 演说

• 演yǎnto perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out…
• 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off

Example sentences

• 好一场演说！
  What a speech!
• 他习惯于作演说。
  He is used to making speeches.
• 你的演说烂透了。
  Your speech sucked.
• 你的演说很出色。
  Your speech was excellent.
• 你们的演说烂透了。
  Your speech sucked.
• 你们的演说很出色。
  Your speech was excellent.

Words starting with 演说

• 演说者yǎn shuō zhěorator; speaker

Words containing 演说

• 就职演说jiù zhí yǎn shuōinaugural speech

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