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shuō
说（説）

HSK 1
common
verb
noun

Meaning of 说

说 means to express; to speak; to tell; to explain; to clarify. Pronounced shuō. HSK 1.

  • to express; to speak; to tell
  • to explain; to clarify
  • opinion; view; theory

Character Info

Radical讠
Strokes9
Components
讠
兑

Stroke Order

说

Definitions & Examples

Wǒ我
bù不
huì会
chàng唱
gē歌
 ，
zhǐ只
shuō说
le了
gè个
xiào笑
hua话
 。

I can't sing, so I just told a joke.

Lǎo老
shī师
zài在
kè课
táng堂
shàng上
shuō说
le了
jīn今
tiān天
de的
zuò作
yè业
 。

The teacher announced today's homework in class.

Tā他
zhèng正
zài在
hé和
péng朋
yǒu友
shuō说
tā他
de的
lǚ旅
xíng行
jīng经
lì历
 。

He is telling his friend about his travel experiences.

Qǐng请
nǐ你
shuō说
yī一
xià下
nǐ你
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
 。

Please share your thoughts with us.

Tā她
méi没
shuō说
huà话
jiù就
lí离
kāi开
le了
fáng房
jiān间
 。

She left the room without saying a word.

Relations

Common Words

说话 / 說話shuōhuà

speak; talk; chat; criticize; a moment

说明 / 說明shuōmíng

explain; illustrate; prove

说法 / 說法shuōfǎ

expound Buddhist teachings

说笑 / 說笑shuōxiào

chat and laugh; joke around

说服 / 說服shuōfú

persuade; convince

小说 / 小說xiǎoshuō

novel; fiction; minor gossip

传说 / 傳說chuánshuō

to pass on a story; legend; folklore