说
shuō
Pinyin

Definition

说
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shuō
  1. to speak
  2. to say
  3. to explain
  4. to scold
  5. to tell off
  6. a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說|日心说 heliocentric theory)
说
 - 
shuō
  1. variant of 說|说[shuō]
说
 - 
shuì
  1. to persuade

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

传说
chuán shuō
  1. 1 legend
  2. 2 folklore
  3. 3 to repeat from mouth to mouth
  4. 4 they say that...
说
shuì
  1. 1 to persuade
小说
xiǎo shuō
  1. 1 novel
  2. 2 fiction
  3. 3 CL:本[běn],部[bù]
据说
jù shuō
  1. 1 it is said that
  2. 2 reportedly
听说
tīng shuō
  1. 1 to hear (sth said)
  2. 2 one hears (that)
  3. 3 hearsay
  4. 4 listening and speaking
解说
jiě shuō
  1. 1 to explain
  2. 2 to comment
诉说
sù shuō
  1. 1 to recount
  2. 2 to tell of
  3. 3 to relate
  4. 4 (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)
说不定
shuō bu dìng
  1. 1 can't say for sure
  2. 2 maybe
说出
shuō chū
  1. 1 to speak out
  2. 2 to declare (one's view)
说到
shuō dào
  1. 1 to talk about
  2. 2 to mention
  3. 3 (preposition) as for
说好
shuō hǎo
  1. 1 to come to an agreement
  2. 2 to complete negotiations
说明
shuō míng
  1. 1 to explain
  2. 2 to illustrate
  3. 3 to indicate
  4. 4 to show
  5. 5 to prove
  6. 6 explanation
  7. 7 directions
  8. 8 caption
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
说服
shuō fú
  1. 1 to persuade
  2. 2 to convince
  3. 3 to talk sb over
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [shuì fú]
说法
shuō fǎ
  1. 1 to expound Buddhist teachings
说话
shuō huà
  1. 1 to speak
  2. 2 to say
  3. 3 to talk
  4. 4 to gossip
  5. 5 to tell stories
  6. 6 talk
  7. 7 word
说说
shuō shuo
  1. 1 to say sth
说谎
shuō huǎng
  1. 1 to lie
  2. 2 to tell an untruth
说起
shuō qǐ
  1. 1 to mention
  2. 2 to bring up (a subject)
  3. 3 with regard to
  4. 4 as for
说道
shuō dào
  1. 1 to state
  2. 2 to say (the quoted words)
一说
yī shuō
  1. 1 an expression of opinion
  2. 2 according to some

Idioms (20)

不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
二话不说
èr huà bù shuō
  1. 1 not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection
  2. 2 without demur
但说无妨
dàn shuō wú fáng
  1. 1 there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
  3. 3 same as 光說不做|光说不做[guāng shuō bù zuò]
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
口说无凭
kǒu shuō wú píng
  1. 1 (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement
  2. 2 just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
  1. 1 to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
  3. 3 sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出
好说歹说
hǎo shuō dǎi shuō
  1. 1 to try one's very best to persuade sb (idiom)
  2. 2 to reason with sb in every way possible
是啥说啥
shì shá shuō shá
  1. 1 call a spade a spade (idiom)
无话可说
wú huà kě shuō
  1. 1 to have nothing to say (idiom)
众说纷揉
zhòng shuō fēn róu
  1. 1 lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ
  2. 2 controversial matters
众说纷纭
zhòng shuō fēn yún
  1. 1 opinions differ (idiom)
睁眼说瞎话
zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà
  1. 1 to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
  2. 2 to talk drivel
睁着眼睛说瞎话
zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà
  1. 1 to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
  2. 2 to talk drivel
站着说话不腰疼
zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng
  1. 1 it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
  2. 2 to be an armchair expert
  3. 3 to blabber on
胡诌乱说
hú zhōu luàn shuō
  1. 1 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
能说会道
néng shuō huì dào
  1. 1 can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
自不必说
zì bù bì shuō
  1. 1 to not need dwell on (idiom)
著书立说
zhù shū lì shuō
  1. 1 to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我先生今儿出门儿的时候，说要和大学同学聚餐，我总觉得不对劲儿，一定有事儿，就打电话问了一个熟人，他就露馅儿了，我压根儿没想到他会这样骗我。
wǒ xiānsheng jīnr5 chūméner de shíhou ，shuō yào hé dàxué tóngxué jùcān ，wǒ zǒng juéde bùduìjìnr5 ，yīdìng yǒu shìr5 ，jiù dǎdiànhuà wèn le yīgē shúrén ，tā jiù lòuxiànr5 le ，wǒ yàgēnr5 méixiǎngdào tā huì zhèyàng piàn wǒ 。
When my husband went out today and said he was going to have dinner with his college friends, I couldn’t help feeling that something was wrong. I called an acquaintance and he gave my husband away. I had no idea he would lie to me like that.
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能坦白说吗？
néng tǎnbáishuō ma ？
Can I be frank with you?
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能老实说吗？
néng lǎoshíshuō ma ？
Can I be honest with you?
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坦白说，你们的商品质量太低了，我不想和你们一起合作。
tǎnbáishuō ，nǐmen de shāngpǐn zhìliàng tài dī le ，wǒ bùxiǎng hé nǐmen yīqǐ hézuò 。
Frankly speaking, your products are not up to standards. I wouldn’t like to cooperate with you.
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老实说，我觉得这个提案很难执行。
lǎoshíshuō ，wǒ juéde zhège tíàn hěn nán zhíxíng 。
Honestly speaking, I think it’s hard to proceed with your proposal.
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坦白说，我有不同的看法。
tǎnbáishuō ，wǒ yǒu bùtóng de kànfǎ 。
Frankly speaking, I share a different opinion.
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老实说，我不这么认为。
lǎoshíshuō ，wǒ bù zhème rènwéi 。
Honestly speaking, I don’t see it that way.
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你说得很有道理，但是这个提案成本太高了。
nǐ shuō de hěn yǒu dàoli ，dànshì zhège tíàn chéngběn tài gāo le 。
What you say makes a lot of sense, but the proposal costs too high.
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你说得很有道理，但是我不这么认为。
nǐ shuō de hěn yǒu dàoli ，dànshì wǒ bù zhème rènwéi 。
You make a lot of sense, but I don’t think it this way.
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很多老一辈的中国人喜欢听相声，尤其是郭德纲先生的。说起郭德纲，他不只相声厉害，还熟悉各种戏曲，所以很多人想成为他的学生呢。
hěnduō lǎoyībèi de Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan tīng xiàngsheng ，yóuqí shì Guōdégāng xiānsheng de 。shuōqǐ Guōdégāng ，tā bù zhǐ xiàngsheng lìhai ，hái shúxī gèzhǒng xìqǔ ，suǒyǐ hěnduō rén xiǎng chéngwéi tā de xuésheng ne 。
Many older Chinese like to listen to cross talk, especially Mr. Guo Degang’s. Speaking of Guo Degang, he is not only good at cross talk, but also familiar with various operas, so many people want to be his students.
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