shuō

speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid

DEFINITIONS

說 shuō
  • to speak
  • to say
  • to explain
  • to scold
  • to tell off
  • a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說|日心说 heliocentric theory)
  • variant of 說|说[shuo1]
說 shuì
  • to persuade

WORDS

一般來 yī bān lái shuō generally speaking
一般來 yī bān shuō lái generally speaking; in general
yī shuō an expression of opinion; according to some
一部二十四史,不知從何起 yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
不好 bù hǎo shuō hard to say; unpleasant to say; can't be sure
不待 bù dài shuō needless to say; it goes without saying
不用 bù yòng shuō needless to say; it goes without saying
不由分 bù yóu fēn shuō to allow no explanation
自明 bù shuō zì míng self-explanatory; self-evident (idiom)
且不 qiě bù shuō not to mention; leaving aside
qiě shuō thus
新語 shì shuō xīn yǔ A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆[Liu2 Yi4 qing4]
中國小史略 zhōng guó xiǎo shuō shǐ lüè Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 鲁迅
中篇小 zhōng piān xiǎo shuō novella
也就是 yě jiù shì shuō in other words; that is to say; so; thus
luàn shuō to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks
二話不 èr huà bù shuō not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection; without demur
二話沒 èr huà méi shuō see 二話不說|二话不说[er4 hua4 bu4 shuo1]
什麼好 shén me hǎo shuō sth pertinent to say
無妨 dàn shuō wú fáng there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
俗話 sú huà shuō as the proverb says; as they say...
信口胡 xìn kǒu hú shuō to speak without thinking; to blurt sth out
jiǎ shuō hypothesis
fù shuō Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding
chuán shuō legend; folklore; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
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