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HSK 4
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)
说媒
shuōméi
matchmaking
说书
shuōshū
folk art consisting of story-telling to music
说上
shuōshàng
to say
说好
shuōhǎo
to come to an agreement
说摞
shuōluò
to confess
说明
shuōmíng
to explain
异说
yìshuō
different opinion
话说
huàshuō
It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)
说合
shuōhé
to bring together
说嘴
shuōzuǐ
to boast
说定
shuōdìng
to agree on
说情
shuōqíng
to intercede
说文
Shuōwén
see [[說文解字|说文解字<ShuōwénJiězì>]]
乱说
luànshuō
to talk drivel
戏说
xìshuō
dramatic form consisting of historical narration
演说
yǎnshuō
speech
诉说
sùshuō
to tell sb
评说
píngshuō
to comment
说出
shuōchū
to speak out
说动
shuōdòng
to persuade
Example Sentences (10)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
我和丈夫刚结婚的时候，每天都觉得很新鲜，在一起有说不完的话。但是现在…
Wǒ hé zhàngfu gāng jiéhūn de shíhou, měitiān dōu juéde hěn xīnxiān, zài yìqǐ yǒu shuō bù wán de huà. dànshì xiànzài...
When my husband and I first got married, every day felt very new, and when we were together we had endless things to talk about. But now…
Text 3
医生说吃药后两个小时不要喝茶。
Yīshēng shuō chī yào hòu liǎng gè xiǎoshí bú yào hē chá.
The doctor said not to drink tea for two hours after taking medicine.
Text 2
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 23
- Word Frequency Rank
- 26 of 84,292