jiǎng

膙

Character · VerbTraditional講

say; explain; discuss; stress

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Meanings

5 senses · 14 examples
1.

verb

to speak; to say; to tell

General term for speaking or telling something. Often used in spoken language.

Qǐng请
nǐ你
jiǎng讲
yī一
jiǎng讲
nǐ你
de的
gù故
shì事
 。

Please tell (the story of) your experience.

Tā他
jiǎng讲
le了
liǎng两
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
 。

He spoke for two hours.

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Mā妈
ma妈
gěi给
wǒ我
jiǎng讲
le了
yī一
gè个
tóng童
huà话
 。

Mom told me a fairy tale.

2.

verb

to explain; to make clear; to lecture on

To explain or lecture on a topic.

Lǎo老
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
jiǎng讲
kè课
wén文
 。

The teacher is explaining the text.

Qǐng请
nǐ你
jiǎng讲
qīng清
chu楚
zhè这
dào道
tí题
de的
jiě解
fǎ法
 。

Please explain clearly how to solve this problem.

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Tā他
jiǎng讲
kè课
jiǎng讲
de得
hěn很
hǎo好
 。

He gives lectures very well.

3.

verb

to discuss; to negotiate; to talk about (terms)

To discuss or negotiate terms, conditions, or specific topics.

Wǒ我
men们
lái来
jiǎng讲
jiang讲
tiáo条
jiàn件
 。

Let's discuss the terms.

Tā他
men们
zhèng正
zài在
jiǎng讲
jià价
qián钱
 。

They are haggling over the price.

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Zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
wǒ我
men们
yǐ以
hòu后
zài再
jiǎng讲
 。

We'll discuss this issue later.

4.

verb

to stress; to pay attention to; to be particular about

To emphasize or be particular about certain standards, quality, or principles.

Tā他
hěn很
jiǎng讲
wèi卫
shēng生
 。

He is very particular about hygiene.

Zuò做
shì事
yào要
jiǎng讲
xiào效
lǜ率
 。

We must stress efficiency in our work.

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Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
hěn很
jiǎng讲
yuán原
liào料
de的
zhì质
liàng量
 。

This restaurant pays great attention to the quality of its ingredients.

5.

verb

to reason; to argue logically; to be reasonable

Used in the pattern '讲 + [aspect]' to mean 'in terms of...', or to mean 'to argue based on reason'.

Jiǎng讲
jì技
shù术
 ,
tā他
bù不
rú如
nǐ你
 ;
jiǎng讲
jīng经
yàn验
 ,
nǐ你
bù不
rú如
tā他
 。

In terms of skill, he is not as good as you; in terms of experience, you are not as good as him.

Tā他
shì是
yī一
gè个
jiǎng讲
dào道
lǐ理
de的
rén人
 。

He is a reasonable person.