ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    v.speak; say; talk; express oneself by words

    • tā huì shuō yīng yǔ

      英语

      He can speak English.

    • qǐng shuō màn diǎn

      Please speak more slowly.

    • dà jiā shuō tā shì gè hǎo lǎo shī

      大家老师

      He was spoken of as a good teacher.

  • 2

    v.explain

    • tā shuō le hěn jiǔ wǒ hái shi bù dǒng

      还是

      He explained for a long time, but I still couldn't understand.

    • jīn tiān nǐ bì xū bǎ huà shuō qīng chu

      今天必须清楚

      You must make it clear today.

    • shū lǐ miàn shuō de hěn qīng chu

      里面清楚

      The book explains it very clearly.

  • 3

    n.theory; doctrine; teachings

    • xué shuō

      theory

    • yì duān xié shuō

      异端

      strange and false doctrine

    • bǎi jiā zhī shuō

      百家

      various theories

  • 4

    v.scold; criticize

    • hái zi zuò cuò le shì fù qīn shuō le tā yī dùn

      孩子父亲

      The father gave his child a scolding for his wrong doing.

    • shuō tā lìn sè

      吝啬

      criticize him for being miserly

    • wǒ bù xiǎng shuō tā

      I don't want to scold him.

  • 5

    v.indicate; mean; refer to

    • nǐ de huà shuō de shì shuí

      Who did your remarks refer to?

  • 6

    v.act as a matchmaker

    • shuō gè xí fù

      媳妇

      find a wife

Words and phrases with 说

Word usage

  • Note
    "说" is usually pronounced as "shuō"; when pronounced as "shuì", it is used to persuade others to follow one's own opinions, such as "游说" or "说客".

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