发言(fā yán): to make a speech
to make a speech
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 发言 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Example sentences
How 发言 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
他突然发言了。
tā tū rán fā yán le
All at once, he spoke out.
大家推举他到大会发言。
dà jiā tuī jǔ tā dào dà huì fā yán
Everyone chose him to speak at the conference.
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