HSK 3 · Company & Office

发言

fā yán

to make a speech; statement

Stroke order of 发言

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

发 · 5 strokes言 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

Sending out 发 words 言: speaking at a meeting.

Parts: 发 send out + 言 words, speech

The characters in 发言

发 fā — to send; to issue (5 strokes)

Example sentence

请你先发言。

Please speak first.

Words with 发

头发hair 出发to set off 发现to discover; to find 发to send; to issue 发明to invent; invention 沙发sofa 理发to get a haircut 发出to send out; to give off 发表to publish 发送to send 发展to develop; development 发达developed 发动to start; to launch 开发to develop 发生to happen 发烧to have a fever

Words with 言

More words: Company & Office

部门department 部department; ministry; part 会议meeting; conference 文件document; file 表格form; table 复印to photocopy 办理to handle; to deal with 手续procedures; formalities 批准to approve 规定rule; to stipulate 制度system; institution 主持to host; to preside over 谈话to have a talk; conversation 谈判to negotiate; negotiation 谈to talk; to discuss

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