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说

說
shuō
verb HSK 1 #18

Meanings

  1. 1 to say
  2. 2 to speak

Characters

说
shuō
to speak; to say; to explain
Speech radical 讠 on the left — relates to speaking

Examples

你说什么?
Nǐ shuō shénme?
What did you say?
老师说明天不上课。
Lǎoshī shuō míngtiān bú shàngkè.
The teacher said there's no class tomorrow.
他会说三种语言。
Tā huì shuō sān zhǒng yǔyán.
He can speak three languages.

Tips

usage
说 is for speaking words. Use 讲 for giving lectures or telling stories, and 告诉 for telling someone something specific.

Stroke Order

说 shuō

Related Words

说话 shuōhuà HSK 1 #383
to speak / to talk
说不定 shuōbudìng HSK 4 #2,475
maybe; perhaps / can't say for sure
说明 shuōmíng HSK 2 #1,014
to explain / explanation / instructions
说服 shuōfú HSK 4 #1,721
to persuade; to convince / to talk someone into
说法 shuōfǎ HSK 5 #2,306
way of saying something; wording; formulation / statement; version (of events); argument
说说 shuōshuō #2,793
to talk about / to say a bit / to discuss briefly
说了算 shuōlesuàn #3,804
to have the final say / what one says goes
直说 zhíshuō #3,828
to speak frankly / to say directly / to be straightforward
说是 shuōshì #4,409
it is said that / supposedly / they say
听说 tīngshuō HSK 2 #421
I heard that / it is said
说 shuō
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