Chinese word dictionary

讲述

jiǎngshù · to talk about; to narrate; to give an account

Practice word

Word information

Simplified讲述

Traditional講述

Pinyinjiǎngshù

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

讲jiǎng

talk, speech, lecture; to speak, to explain

述shù

to express, to state; to narrate, to tell

How to learn 讲述

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

讲jiǎng

to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture

讲话jiǎnghuà

a speech; to speak; to talk; to address; CL:個|个[ge4]

讲究jiǎngjiu

to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen

讲座jiǎngzuò

course of lectures; lecture series; chair (academic position)

描述miáoshù

to describe; description

演讲yǎnjiǎng

to give a lecture; to make a speech