shuō

speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid

HSK 1 #24

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

jiě shuō to explain; to comment
俗话 sú huà shuō as the proverb says; as they say...
道听途 dào tīng tú shuō gossip; hearsay; rumor
起 shuō qǐ to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for
且不 qiě bù shuō not to mention; leaving aside
谈情爱 tán qíng shuō ài to murmur endearments (idiom); to get into a romantic relationship
按理 àn lǐ shuō it is reasonable to say that...
xì shuō to tell in detail
短篇小 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō short story
不过去 shuō bu guò qù cannot be justified; inexcusable
一般来 yī bān shuō lái generally speaking; in general
反过来 fǎn guò lái shuō on the other hand
会道 néng shuō huì dào can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
自圆其 zì yuán qí shuō to make a story or theory consistent; to give a plausible explanation; to plug the holes in one's story
shù shuō to recount; to narrate; to give an account of
xié shuō harmful teachings; evil doctrine
举例来 jǔ lì lái shuō for example
动 shuō dòng to persuade
二话不 èr huà bù shuō not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection; without demur
员 jiě shuō yuán commentator
现身法 xiàn shēn shuō fǎ to talk from one's personal experience; to use oneself as an example
言情小 yán qíng xiǎo shuō romantic fiction
àn shuō in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
定 shuō dìng to agree on; to settle on
yán shuō to speak of; to refer to