speak; make a statement; take the floor (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
發言
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
发炎 fā yán - inflame (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
在会议上，她发表了关于环境保护的发言。 zài huìyì shàng, tā fābiǎo le guānyú huánjìng bǎohù de fāyán - At the meeting, she made a speech on environmental protection.
请大家轮流发言，表达自己的意见。 qǐng dàjiā lúnliú fāyán, biǎodá zìjǐ de yìjiàn - Please take turns to speak and express your opinions.
他是公司发言人，负责对外发言。 tā shì gōngsī fāyánrén, fùzé duì wài fāyán - He is the company spokesperson responsible for making external statements.
在课堂上，学生们踊跃发言。 zài kètáng shàng, xuéshēngmen yǒngyuè fāyán - In class, the students actively participated in speaking.
他的发言非常精彩，引起了大家的热烈讨论。 tā de fāyán fēicháng jīngcǎi, yǐnqǐ le dàjiā de rèliè tǎolùn - His speech was excellent and sparked a lively discussion.
Characters
发 fā - to send (an email) | HSK 3
言 yán - to say, to talk; speech, word; character, word, sentence |