to mention; to say (introducing speech)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to say; to speak (especially introducing quoted speech in narrative)
literaryCommonly used in written narratives, especially novels, to directly introduce a character's quoted speech.
Xiào校
zhǎng长
shuō说
dào到
：
“
Yīng应
gāi该
zhè这
me么
bàn办
！
”
The principal said, 'It should be done this way!'
Tā他
zhòu皱
zhe着
méi眉
tóu头
shuō说
dào到
：
“
Zhè这
kě可
má麻
fán烦
le了
。
”
He frowned and said, 'This is troublesome.'
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Gù故
shi事
lǐ里
de的
lǎo老
rén人
jīng经
cháng常
shuō说
dào到
：
“
Yào要
zhēn珍
xī惜
shí时
jiān间
。
”
The old man in the story often said, 'You must cherish time.'