讲 jiǎng▶ hablar

Stroke order

讲 is written in 6 strokes.

• 讲

Senses

1. to speak
2. to explain
3. to negotiate
4. to emphasize
5. to be particular about
6. as far as sth is concerned
7. speech
8. lecture

Example sentences

• 老师在讲新课。Lǎoshī zài jiǎng xīn kè.The teacher is teaching the new lesson.
• 他给我们讲了一个笑话。Tā gěi wǒmen jiǎngle yí ge xiàohua.He told us a joke.

Related words

• 演讲discurso
• 讲座Conferencia; conferenciar
• 讲究Prestar atención a; delicadamente

讲 is pronounced jiǎng and means “hablar”. You will meet it in HSK 3, a band of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the standard test of Chinese proficiency. Most learners can pick 讲 out of a list long before they can reach for it unprompted, and the gap between those two closes only with repeated recall. LexiTrail schedules the next sighting from how well you did on the last.