ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.speak; say; talk; express oneself by words
他会说英语。
He can speak English.
请说慢点。
Please speak more slowly.
大家说他是个好老师。
He was spoken of as a good teacher.
因为我不会唱歌，所以我只说了个笑话。
Since I can't sing, I just told a joke.
- 2
v.explain
他说了很久，我还是不懂。
He explained for a long time, but I still couldn't understand.
今天，你必须把话说清楚。
You must make it clear today.
书里面说得很清楚。
The book explains it very clearly.
把道理说明白
explain the reason
- 3
n.theory; doctrine; teachings
学说
theory
异端邪说
strange and false doctrine
百家之说
various theories
- 4
v.scold; criticize
孩子做错了事，父亲说了他一顿。
The father gave his child a scolding for his wrong doing.
说他吝啬
criticize him for being miserly
我不想说他。
I don't want to scold him.
他挨了说。
He was scolded.
- 5
v.indicate; mean; refer to
你的话说的是谁？
Who did your remarks refer to?
- 6
v.act as a matchmaker
说个媳妇
find a wife
Words and phrases with 说
- 说开[word]explain clearly; become popular
- 说服教育[word]persuade and educate
- 说起来[word]as a matter of fact
- 说好[word]come to/reach an agreement/understanding
- 说出[word]say
- 说到[word]as to
- 说不得[word]can’t be said; not bear repeating
- 说起[word]as for
- 说梦话[word]talk or speak in one's sleep; put forward impractical ideas
- 说来话长[idiom]dwell on it at greater length
- 说三道四[idiom]gossip
- 说风凉话[idiom]make cool, sly criticisms
- 说说笑笑[idiom]have a pleasant talk together
- 说一不二[idiom]mean what one says
- 说到做到[idiom]suit the action to the word
- 说不过去[idiom]be unable to be justified
- 说长道短[idiom]gossip
- 说来说去[idiom]after all is said and done
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".