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说
shuō
to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
🔤 Pictophonetic: 讠 (speech) provides meaning, 兑 provides pronunciation
HSK 1 ✏️ 9 strokes Very Common • Top 1%

Words Using 说 (233)

说
shuì
HSK 1
to persuade
说
shuō
HSK 1
to speak / to say / to explain / to scold / to tell off / a theory (usually in compounds such as [[日心说]] heliocentric theory)
说话
shuōhuà
HSK 2
to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word
说明
shuōmíng
HSK 4
to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
小说
xiǎoshuō
HSK 4
novel / fiction / CL:[[本<běn>]], [[部<bù>]]
传说
chuánshuō
HSK 5
legend / folklore / tradition / it is said / they say that...
胡说
húshuō
HSK 5
to talk nonsense / drivel
据说
jùshuō
HSK 5
it is said that / reportedly
说不定
shuōbudìng
HSK 5
can't say for sure / maybe
说服
shuōfú
HSK 5
to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. <shuìfú>
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