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讲座

jiǎng zuò

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 講座

讲座 (jiǎng zuò) means "a (public) lecture". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 讲座 means

1. course of lectures; lecture series
2. chair (academic position)

The characters in 讲座

• 讲jiǎngto speak; to explain; to negotiate
• 座zuòseat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation

Example sentences

• 他的讲座很长。
  Tā de jiǎngzuò hěn cháng.
  His lectures are very long.
• 做一次文学讲座。
  Give a lecture on literature.
• 讲座八点钟开始。
  The lecture starts at 8 o'clock.
• 听讲座时，你应该保持安静。
  Tīngjiǎng zuò shí, nǐ yīnggāi bǎochí ānjìng.
  When listening to a lecture, you should be quiet.
• 我们没有必要出席这个讲座。
  Wǒmen méiyǒu bìyào chūxí zhège jiǎngzuò.
  It is not necessary for us to attend this lecture.
• 这位老教授的讲座冗长而沉闷。
  Zhèwèi lǎo jiàoshòu de jiǎngzuò rǒngcháng ér chénmèn.
  The old professor's lectures are long-winded and ponderous.

Where 讲座 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Arts, Literature & Classical Culture (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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