講
Meaning:
[0] [1] [v] say, speak, talk, tell. [2] [v] explain, clarify, make clear. [3] [v] discuss, negotiate, bargain. [4] [v] stress, expound, preach. [5] [prep] as to, as regards, when it comes to.
Level:
1
Jyutping:
gong2
Pinyin:
jiang3
Type:
Stroke Count:
17
Cantonese Frequency:
4550
Mandarin Frequency:
344
Notes:
[0]
Related Words
| Word | Jyutping | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 講究 | gong2 gau3 | (adj) exquisite; graceful; tasteful |
| 講座 | gong2 zo6 | (n) course of lectures; seminar; talk |
| 演講 | jin2 gong2 | (v) make a speech; give a lecture |
| 講述 | gong2 seot6 | (v) tell about; narrate; give an account of |
| 講解 | gong2 gaai2 | (v) explain; interpret |
| 講義 | gong2 ji6 | (n) teaching materials; class handouts; lecture notes |
| 講學 | gong2 hok6 | (v) give lectures; discourse on an academic subject |
| 講師 | gong2 si1 | (n) lecturer; instructor |
| 講古仔 | gong2 gu2 zai2 | variant of 講古 |
| 有事慢慢講 | jau5 si6 maan6 maan1 gong2 | (v) let's talk it over; calm down and talk |
Related Sentences
| Sentence | SWC | Jyutping | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 你講。 | 你說。 | nei5 gong2 | You speak. |
| 重使你講! | zung6 sai2 nei5 gong2 | You're telling me! | |
| 你講咗去邊？ | nei5 gong2 zo2 heoi3 bin1 | What are you talking about? || What's the point you're making? | |
| 你講堅㗎？！ | nei5 gong2 gin1 gaa4 | Is that for real?! | |
| 你咪即管講囉。 | nei5 mai6 zik1 gun2 gong2 lo1 | No one stops you from telling the others! | |
| 佢識講好多俗語 | keoi5 sik1 gong2 hou2 do1 zuk6 jyu5 | He knows lots of slang. | |
| 我哋呢度講原則 | ngo5 dei6 ni1 dou6 gong2 jyun4 zak1 | We're talking about principles here. | |
| 我唔識講廣東話 | ngo5 m4 sik1 gong2 gwong2 dung1 waa2 | I don't speak Cantonese. | |
| 係你至好講啊。 | hai6 nei5 zi3 hou2 gong2 aa3 | You’d better be serious. | |
| 聽講佢辭咗職。 | teng1 gong2 keoi5 ci4 zo2 zik1. | I heard he quit the job. |