<p><strong>讲课</strong> </p>

<p>is strictly a <em>verb</em> meaning:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>to teach/to give lessons (in ....)</p>
</blockquote>

<p><strong>演讲</strong></p>

<p>can be a noun meaning</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>speech</p>
</blockquote>

<p>or a verb meaning</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>to give a speech</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Both could be translated as: <strong>lecture</strong>, if you wanted.</p>

<p>The biggest difference is the 课 in 讲课 - meaning class or course. </p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2017-04-30T14:37:50.313Z
2017-05-02T03:42:04.700Z
2017-05-02T03:42:04.700Z
Mou某
<p>講課 usually exclusively refers to a lecture in a school or university, while 演講 is not restricted to such context. Every kind of (somewhat formal) "speech" may be said a 演講.</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2017-05-01T06:16:15.953Z
2017-05-01T06:16:15.953Z
Violapterin
<p>What is the difference? 演讲, according to my dictionary, is either a speech (in general, like a politician would give) or a lecture (at a university or so), while 讲课 is just the lecture, as in a lesson. Is that the correct way to distinguish the two?</p>

<word-choice>
What is the difference between 讲课 and 演讲?
# What is the difference between 讲课 and 演讲?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-30)

What is the difference? 演讲, according to my dictionary, is either a speech (in general, like a politician would give) or a lecture (at a university or so), while 讲课 is just the lecture, as in a lesson. Is that the correct way to distinguish the two?

**Tags:** word-choice


---

## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-04-30. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

**讲课**

is strictly a *verb* meaning:

> to teach/to give lessons (in ....)

**演讲**

can be a noun meaning

> speech

or a verb meaning

> to give a speech

Both could be translated as: **lecture**, if you wanted.

The biggest difference is the 课 in 讲课 - meaning class or course.


---

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-05-01. Score: 1

講課 usually exclusively refers to a lecture in a school or university, while 演講 is not restricted to such context. Every kind of (somewhat formal) "speech" may be said a 演講.


---

