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

是啥啥 shì shá shuō shá call a spade a spade (idiom)
有苦不出 yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū having unspeakable bitter suffering; (often used after 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2])
有話快 yǒu huà kuài shuō spit it out!
有話要 yǒu huà yào shuō to speak one's mind
有笑 yǒu shuō yǒu xiào talking and laughing; to jest; cheerful and lively
服力 yǒu shuō fú lì convincing
極短篇小 jí duǎn piān xiǎo shuō flash fiction
héng shuō shù shuō to explain sth over and over again; to repeat
武俠小 wǔ xiá xiǎo shuō a martial arts (wuxia) novel
比方 bǐ fang shuō for example; for instance
民間傳 mín jiān chuán shuō popular tradition; folk legend
沒得 méi de shuō really good; excellent
沒的 méi de shuō see 沒說的|没说的[mei2 shuo1 de5]
的 méi shuō de nothing to pick on; really good; nothing to discuss; settled matter; no problem
海底擴張 hǎi dǐ kuò zhāng shuō theory of seafloor spreading (geology)
qiǎn shuō simple introduction; primer
團 yóu shuì tuán lobby group
團體 yóu shuì tuán tǐ lobby group
渾天 hún tiān shuō geocentric theory in ancient Chinese astronomy
yǎn shuō speech; to deliver a speech
者 yǎn shuō zhě orator; speaker
màn shuō not to mention ... (i.e. in addition to sth)
災變 zāi biàn shuō catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)
無話可 wú huà kě shuō to have nothing to say (idiom)
zhào shuō normally; ordinarily speaking