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据说

據說
jùshuō
adverb HSK 3 #3,977

Meanings

  1. 1 it is said that; reportedly
  2. 2 supposedly; allegedly

Characters

据
jù
according to; to rely on
说
shuō
to say
According to what is said - 'reportedly.'

Examples

HSK 2
据说明天会下雪。
Jùshuō míngtiān huì xiàxuě.
Reportedly it will snow tomorrow.
HSK 3
据说他去了美国。
Jùshuō tā qù le Měiguó.
It is said that he went to America.
HSK 5
据说这家餐厅很好吃。
Jùshuō zhè jiā cāntīng hěn hǎochī.
I hear this restaurant is really good.

Tips

usage
据说 is used when you're relaying information from an unspecified source - like English 'I heard that...' or 'They say that...'. Always placed at the beginning of the sentence.

Stroke Order

据 jù
说 shuō