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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
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
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
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
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
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
你不是说七点半来接我吗？你迟到了一刻钟。
Nǐ bú shì shuō qī diǎn bàn lái jiē wǒ ma? Nǐ chí dào le yí kè zhōng.
Didn't you say you'd come pick me up at seven thirty? You're fifteen minutes late.
Text 4
听张先生说，您是坐飞机来北京的？
Tīng Zhāng xiānsheng shuō, nín shì zuò fēijī lái Běijīng de?
I heard from Mr. Zhang that you came to Beijing by plane?
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