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说
說
shuō
1.
to speak
2.
to say
3.
to explain
4.
to scold
5.
to tell off
6.
a theory (usually in compounds such as [[日心说]] heliocentric theory)
HSK 1
Very Common • Top 0%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
一说
yīshuō
(way of) saying (sth)
且说
qiěshuō
thus
乱说
luànshuō
to talk drivel
来说
láishuō
to have one's say
假说
jiǎshuō
hypothesis
傅说
FùShuō
Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding
传说
chuánshuō
legend
再说
zàishuō
to say again
分说
fēnshuō
to explain (the difference)
剿说
chāoshuō
to plagiarize
劝说
quànshuō
to persuade
好说
hǎoshuō
you're too kind (humble)
妄说
wàngshuō
to talk irresponsibly
学说
xuéshuō
theory
小说
xiǎoshuō
novel
愣说
lèngshuō
to insist
慢说
mànshuō
not to mention ... (i.e. in addition to sth)
成说
chéngshuō
accepted theory or formulation
戏说
xìshuō
dramatic form consisting of historical narration
按说
ànshuō
in the ordinary book of events
Example Sentences (10)
你咳嗽好点儿了吗？医生怎么说的？
Nǐ ké sou hǎo diǎnr le ma? Yīshēng zěnme shuō de?
Is your cough any better? What did the doctor say?
Text 2
马可，你的中文说得越来越好了！
Mǎkě, nǐ de Zhōngwén shuō de yuè lái yuè hǎo le!
Marco, your Chinese is getting better and better!
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你们会说汉语了，也会写汉字了吗？
Nǐmen huì shuō Hànyǔ le, yě huì xiě Hànzì le ma?
You can speak Chinese now; can you also write Chinese characters?
Text 2
有些同学经常把“明天”和“将来”挂在嘴边，常说作业明天再完成，下次考试一定好好儿复习，等等。
Yǒuxiē tóngxué jīngcháng bǎ "míngtiān" hé "jiānglái" guà zài zuǐbiān, cháng shuō zuòyè míngtiān zài wánchéng, xiàcì kǎoshì yídìng hǎohāor fùxí, děngděng.
Some classmates often keep "tomorrow" and "the future" on their lips, often saying they will finish their homework tomorrow, that next time they will definitely review well, and so on.
Text 4
人们常说“一分钱一分货”，意思是东西的质量和价格有很大的关系，也可以说“便宜没好货，好货不便宜”，一般情况下，你花的钱越多，买的东西也就越好。
Rénmen cháng shuō "yì fēn qián yì fēn huò", yìsi shì dōngxi de zhìliàng hé jiàgé yǒu hěn dà de guānxi, yě kěyǐ shuō "piányi méi hǎo huò, hǎo huò bù piányi", yìbān qíngkuàng xià, nǐ huā de qián yuè duō, mǎi de dōngxi yě jiù yuè hǎo.
People often say "you get what you pay for", meaning that the quality of something is closely related to its price. You can also say "cheap isn't good; good isn't cheap". In general, the more money you spend, the better the things you buy.
Text 5
人人都会使用语言，但是怎么用语言把话说好却是一门艺术。
Rénrén dōu huì shǐyòng yǔyán, dànshì zěnme yòng yǔyán bǎ huà shuō hǎo què shì yí mén yìshù.
Everyone can use language, but how to use language to speak well is an art.
Text 4
别看报纸了，医生说你要多休息。
Bié kàn bàozhǐ le, yīshēng shuō nǐ yào duō xiūxi.
Stop reading the newspaper; the doctor said you need more rest.
Text 2
人们常说“一分钱一分货”，意思是东西的质量和价格有很大的关系，也可以说“便宜没好货，好货不便宜”，一般情况下，你花的钱越多，买的东西也就越好。
Rénmen cháng shuō "yì fēn qián yì fēn huò", yìsi shì dōngxi de zhìliàng hé jiàgé yǒu hěn dà de guānxi, yě kěyǐ shuō "piányi méi hǎo huò, hǎo huò bù piányi", yìbān qíngkuàng xià, nǐ huā de qián yuè duō, mǎi de dōngxi yě jiù yuè hǎo.
People often say "you get what you pay for", meaning that the quality of something is closely related to its price. You can also say "cheap isn't good; good isn't cheap". In general, the more money you spend, the better the things you buy.
Text 5
你来中国才一年，汉语就说得这么流利，真厉害！
Nǐ lái zhōngguó cái yìnián, hànyǔ jiù shuō de zhème liúlì, zhēn lìhài!
You've been in China for only a year, and you already speak Chinese so fluently. Really impressive!
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 23
- Word Frequency Rank
- 26 of 84,292