说
Meaning
- to speak; to talk; to say
- to explain; to comment
- to scold; to tell off
- (bound form) theory; doctrine
- variant of 说
shuì shui4
- to persuade
Example sentences
- Excuse me. Can you speak English?
- He’ll say if he doesn’t agree.
- He only says these things as a joke.
- I have never heard her say 'No'.
HSK words with 说 · 24 of 52
- 说话shuōhuàto speak
- 说明shuōmíngto explain
- 听说tīngshuōto hear (sth said)
- 小说xiǎoshuōnovel
- 比如说bǐrúshuōfor example
- 传说chuánshuōlegend; folk tale
- 据说jùshuōit is said that; reportedly
- 说不定shuōbudìngcan't say for sure
- 说服shuōfúto persuade
- 一般来说yībānláishuōgenerally speaking
- 说法shuōfǎto expound Buddhist teachings
- 说实话shuōshíhuàto speak the truth
- 再说zàishuōto say again
- 就是说jiùshìshuōin other words; that is
- 说明书shuōmíngshū(technical) manual
- 很难说hěnnánshuōHard to say
- 解说jiěshuōto explain (verbally); to give a running commentary
- 这就是说zhèjiùshìshuōin other words
- 解说员jiěshuōyuáncommentator
- 也就是说yějiùshìshuōin other words
- 说道shuōdàoto state
- 说谎shuōhuǎngto lie
- 别说biéshuōto say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
- 虽说suīshuōthough