HSK 5 · noun
讲话
speech; talk; address; to speak
校长向全体学生讲话。
Xiàozhǎng xiàng quántǐ xuéshēng jiǎnghuà.
The principal gave a speech to all the students.
总统今天发表了一个讲话。
Zǒngtǒng jīntiān fābiǎole yí gè jiǎnghuà。
The president gave a speech today.
他讲话喜欢引经据典，听起来很有学问。
Tā jiǎnghuà xǐhuan yǐnjīng-jùdiǎn， tīng qǐlái hěn yǒu xuéwen。
He likes to quote the classics when he speaks; it sounds very learned.