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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

发言 [fāyán]
  1. 1. verb make a speech
    工会主席的发言很精彩。
    The chairman of the trade union made a wonderful speech.
    他要在明天的会上发言
    He is going to speak at the meeting tomorrow.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

发言 [fāyán]
  1. 1. speak; make a statement or speech; take the floor
    他在会上发言了吗?
    Did he speak at the meeting?
    发言稿
    the text of a statement (or speech)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

发言 [fāyán]
  1. 1. 发表意见
    踊跃发言
  2. 2. 发表的意见
    他的书面发言很有深度

Examples

你先发言,或者他先发言都可以。
Whether you speak first or he does doesn't really matter.
请大家会前作好发言准备,不要临时凑合。
Please prepare before coming to the meeting. Don't speak offhand.
带头发言
be the first to speak; break the ice
发言时点了这件事。
She touched on the matter in her speech.
他的发言不大对味儿。
What he said didn't sound quite right.
他的发言是泛指一般情况,不是针对某一个人的。
His statement refers to people in general, not to anyone in particular.
他的发言内容浮泛。
His speech was superficial and full of generalities.
下一个该谁发言
Who's the next speaker?
他把意见写成纲要,准备在会上发言
He made an outline of his views and got ready to present them at the meeting.

Word Decomposition


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  [gè] |  一个发言
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