说辞
shuō cí
Pinyin

Definition

说辞
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shuō cí
  1. excuse
  2. pretext
  3. entreaties
  4. arguments

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
再说
zài shuō
  1. 1 to say again
  2. 2 to put off a discussion until later
  3. 3 moreover
  4. 4 what's more
  5. 5 besides
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
无话可说
wú huà kě shuō
  1. 1 to have nothing to say (idiom)
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

Idioms (20)

一辞莫赞
yī cí mò zàn
  1. 1 left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
不以辞害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
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
在所不辞
zài suǒ bù cí
  1. 1 not to refuse to (idiom)
  2. 2 not to hesitate to
大放厥辞
dà fàng jué cí
  1. 1 great release of talk (idiom); to spout nonsense
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
振振有辞
zhèn zhèn yǒu cí
  1. 1 to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions
  2. 2 also written 振振有詞|振振有词
是啥说啥
shì shá shuō shá
  1. 1 call a spade a spade (idiom)
欲加之罪，何患无辞
yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí
  1. 1 If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb
  2. 2 Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
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

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