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

燃素 rán sù shuō phlogiston theory
現身法 xiàn shēn shuō fǎ to talk from one's personal experience; to use oneself as an example
shēn shuō to state; to assert
yì shuō different opinion; dissident view; absurd remark
痴人夢 chī rén shuō mèng lunatic ravings; nonsense; pipe dream
zhòng shuō various ideas; diverse opinions
紛揉 zhòng shuō fēn róu lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ; controversial matters
紛紜 zhòng shuō fēn yún opinions differ (idiom)
郛 zhòng shuō fú hub for diverse opinions
睜眼瞎話 zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà to lie through one's teeth (idiom); to talk drivel
睜著眼睛瞎話 zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà to lie through one's teeth (idiom); to talk drivel
xiā shuō to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about
短篇小 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō short story
神魔小 shén mó xiǎo shuō supernatural novel; novel of ghosts and goblins
科幻小 kē huàn xiǎo shuō science fiction novel
科技驚悚小 kē jì jīng sǒng xiǎo shuō techno-thriller novel; science fiction thriller
chēng shuō to declare; to state; to call; to name
空口白話 kōng kǒu shuō bái huà to make empty promises
站著話不腰疼 zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom); to be an armchair expert; to blabber on
章回小 zhāng huí xiǎo shuō novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet
簡單地 jiǎn dān de shuō to put it simply; simply put
xì shuō to tell in detail
xù shuō to chatter endlessly
總的來 zǒng de lái shuō generally speaking; to sum up; in summary; in short
總體上 zǒng tǐ shàng shuō looking at the big picture; all in all; all things considered