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

服力 shuō fú lì persuasiveness
死 shuō sǐ to say definitely; to commit (to a proposition)
法 shuō fǎ to expound Buddhist teachings
法 shuō fa way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation
溜嘴 shuō liū zuǐ to make a slip of the tongue
漏嘴 shuō lòu zuǐ to blurt out; to let slip
理 shuō lǐ to reason; to argue logically
白了 shuō bái le to speak frankly
破 shuō pò to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc); to reveal
笑 shuō xiào to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter
著玩 shuō zhe wán to say sth for fun; to be kidding; to joke around
著玩兒 shuō zhe wán r erhua variant of 說著玩|说着玩[shuo1 zhe5 wan2]
葡萄酸 shuō pú tao suān sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
親 shuō qīn to act as a matchmaker
話 shuō huà to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
話不當話 shuō huà bù dàng huà to fail to keep to one's word; to break a promise
話算數 shuō huà suàn shù to keep one's promise; to mean what one says
話算話 shuō huà suàn huà to do as promised; to be as good as one's word; to honor one's word; to mean what one says
話要算數 shuō huà yào suàn shù promises must be kept
shuō shuo to say sth
而已 shuō shuō ér yǐ nothing serious; just hot air
謊 shuō huǎng to lie; to tell an untruth
謊者 shuō huǎng zhě liar
起 shuō qǐ to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for
辭 shuō cí excuse; pretext; entreaties; arguments