致辞

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

CEDICT

Entry Composition

=1 致 zhì (bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite
=1 致 zhì
  1. (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey
  2. (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently
=2 辞 cí old variant of 辞 cí
=2 辞 cí
  1. to resign
  2. to dismiss
  3. to decline
  4. (literary) to take leave
  5. (archaic poetic genre) ballad
  6. variant of 词 cí