说 shuō

speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid

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DEFINITIONS

说 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]
说 shuì
  • to persuade

STROKES

说 stroke order diagram
说 stroke order animation

WORDS

说话 shuō huà
HSK 2
to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
说明 shuō míng
HSK 4
to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]
小说 xiǎo shuō
HSK 4
novel; fiction; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
说服 shuō fú
HSK 5
to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]
说不定 shuō bu dìng
HSK 5
can't say for sure; maybe
胡说 hú shuō
HSK 5
to talk nonsense; drivel
传说 chuán shuō
HSK 5
legend; folklore; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
据说 jù shuō
HSK 5
it is said that; reportedly
学说 xué shuō
HSK 6
theory; doctrine
听说 tīng shuō to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking
再说 zài shuō to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides
说谎 shuō huǎng to lie; to tell an untruth
说实话 shuō shí huà to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
也就是说 yě jiù shì shuō in other words; that is to say; so; thus
说法 shuō fǎ to expound Buddhist teachings
说法 shuō fa way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation
说说 shuō shuo to say sth
说了算 shuō le suàn to have the final say; to be the one in charge
胡说八道 hú shuō bā dào to talk rubbish
实话实说 shí huà shí shuō to tell the truth; to tell it as it is
说来话长 shuō lái huà cháng start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
说笑 shuō xiào to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter
演说 yǎn shuō speech; to deliver a speech
说唱 shuō chàng speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5]; (music) rapping
话说 huà shuō It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount
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