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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)
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
说到结婚，人们就会很自然地想起爱情。
Shuō dào jiéhūn, rénmen jiù huì hěn zìrán de xiǎng qǐ àiqíng.
When it comes to marriage, people naturally think of love.
Text 5
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
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!
Text 1
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
哪里哪里，我们班王静说得更好。
Nǎlǐ nǎlǐ, wǒmen bān Wáng Jìng shuō de gèng hǎo.
Not at all, Wang Jing in our class speaks even better.
Text 1
谁说的？我觉得你越来越漂亮了。
Shéi shuō de?Wǒ juéde nǐ yuè lái yuè piàoliang le.
Who said that? I think you're getting prettier and prettier.
Text 4
谁说的？我胖了，以前的衣服都不能穿了。
Shéi shuō de? Wǒ pàng le, yǐqián de yīfu dōu bù néng chuān le.
Who said that? I've gained weight; my old clothes don't fit anymore.
Text 4
明天，电视上说多云。怎么了？有事？
Míngtiān, diànshì shàng shuō duōyún. Zěnme le? Yǒu shì?
Tomorrow, the TV says it will be cloudy. What's wrong? Something up?
Text 1
年轻人说：浪漫是她想要月亮时，你不会给她星星；
Niánqīng rén shuō: Làngmàn shì tā xiǎng yào yuèliàng shí,nǐ bù huì gěi tā xīngxing；
Young people say: Romance is not giving her stars when she wants the moon;
Text 4
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 23
- Word Frequency Rank
- 26 of 84,292