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

老實 lǎo shí shuō honestly speaking; to be frank, ...
shēng shuō to narrate
tīng shuō to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking
hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel
八道 hú shuō bā dào to talk rubbish
胡謅亂 hú zhōu luàn shuō to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
會道 néng shuō huì dào can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
自不必 zì bù bì shuō to not need dwell on (idiom)
自圓其 zì yuán qí shuō to make a story or theory consistent; to give a plausible explanation; to plug the holes in one's story
舉例來 jǔ lì lái shuō for example
色情小 sè qíng xiǎo shuō pornographic novel; dirty book
著書立 zhù shū lì shuō to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
虛構小 xū gòu xiǎo shuō fiction
yào shuō as for; when it comes to
見人人話,見鬼鬼話 jiàn rén shuō rén huà , jiàn guǐ shuō guǐ huà (fig.) adaptable; able to deal with various kinds of people and situations; (derog.) insincere; two-faced
jiàn shuō to hear what was said
jiě shuō to explain; to comment
員 jiě shuō yuán commentator
詞 jiě shuō cí a commentary
言情小 yán qíng xiǎo shuō romantic fiction
yán shuō to speak of; to refer to
sù shuō to recount; to tell of; to relate; (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)
píng shuō to comment; to evaluate
話又回來 huà yòu shuō huí lai returning to our main topic,...; that said,...; again,...; in this connection; in passing; nevertheless,...; anyhow
huà shuō It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount