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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 说定[word]settle
- 说大话[word]brag
- 说到底[word]at bottom
- 说明文[word]exposition
- 说不出话[word]His tongue failed him .
- 说明书[word]manual; programme
- 说服[word]persuade
- 说好话[word]put in a good word for somebody
- 说不上[word]be unable to say or tell; be not worth mentioning
- 说长道短[idiom]gossip
- 说来说去[idiom]after all is said and done
- 说溜了嘴[idiom]inadvertently blurt out
- 说风凉话[idiom]make cool, sly criticisms
- 说不过去[idiom]be unable to be justified
- 说说笑笑[idiom]have a pleasant talk together
- 说来话长[idiom]dwell on it at greater length
- 说到做到[idiom]suit the action to the word
- 说一不二[idiom]mean what one says
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".