讲
jiǎngTraditional 講
to speak; to say; to tell
Every meaning
jiǎng
- to speak; to say; to tell
- to explain; to lecture
- to negotiate (as in 讲价)
- to stress; to pay attention to (as in 讲卫生)
- to be reasonable; to listen to reason (讲道理)
- to explain; to reason with (讲道理)
- to tell (a story or joke); to speak
- to value; to set store by (讲信用 “keep one’s word”)
In the Library
在后来很多人讲的故事里,孔融还多说了一句:“我是哥哥,也应该让着弟弟。
孔融让梨 · Kong Rong and the pears: the boy who took the smallest one · HSK 3
一个叫江乙的人就讲了这个故事。
狐假虎威 · The fox and the tiger: borrowing a tiger’s power · HSK 4
她给我讲了一个很老的故事,是她的奶奶讲给她听的。
年兽来了 · The legend of Nian, the Chinese New Year monster · HSK 4
Words with 讲
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).