HSK 6 · Verbs

致辞 zhìcí “to give a speech (formal)” in Chinese

Traditional 致辭

What 致辞 means

  1. to give a speech (formal)
  2. to express in words or writing
  3. to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc)
  4. to address (an audience)

How to say 致辞

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale致zhì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale辞cí2nd tone, rising

致辞 in a sentence

  1. 校长在毕业典礼上致辞。

    Xiàozhǎng zài bìyè diǎnlǐ shàng zhìcí.

    The principal gave a speech at the graduation ceremony.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 婚礼上，新郎的父亲致辞。

    Hūnlǐ shàng, xīnláng de fùqīn zhìcí.

    At the wedding, the groom’s father gave a speech.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 致辞 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 致 (zhì) with each of its parts in a different colour
致zhìfine; delicate; exquisite
  • 至arrive · zhìSound part
  • 攵tap form of 攴 · pūMeaning part

攵 hints at the meaning (tap); 至 (zhì) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhì.

The character 辞 (cí) with each of its parts in a different colour
辞cíto resign
  • 舌tongue · shé
  • 辛bitter · xīn

How to write 致辞

致 10 strokes · 辞 13 strokes

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致辞 (zhìcí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 致辞 (zhìcí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 致辞

Words with 致

导致dǎozhì · to lead to一致yízhì · consistent别致biézhì · unique精致jīngzhì · exquisite细致xìzhì · careful致力zhìlì · to devote oneself to大致dàzhì · roughly以致yǐzhì · with the result that致使zhìshǐ · to cause兴致勃勃xìngzhìbóbó · full of enthusiasm

Words with 辞

推辞tuīcí · to decline (an offer or invitation)辞职cízhí · to resign告辞gàocí · to take leave

More words: Thinking & Talking

赞叹zàntàn · to marvel at责怪zéguài · to blame证实zhèngshí · to confirm斟酌zhēnzhuó · to deliberate指示zhǐshì · to instruct指责zhǐzé · to criticise转达zhuǎndá · to pass on嘱咐zhǔfù · to instruct

FAQs

致辞 (zhìcí) means “to give a speech (formal)” or “to express in words or writing”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhìcí: zhì with a 4th tone, then cí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 致辞 is written 致辭. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhici with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 致辞 from the suggestions. Typing zhici into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
致辞 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.