说法

說法
shuōfǎ
noun HSK 5 #2,306

Meanings

  1. 1 way of saying something; wording; formulation
  2. 2 statement; version (of events); argument

Characters

A way of saying - a particular version, expression, or account of something.

Examples

HSK 3
Zhèzhǒng shuōfǎ bùtài zhǔnquè.
This way of putting it isn't very accurate.
HSK 3
Ànzhào tā de shuōfǎ, shìqing shì zhèyàng de.
According to his account, this is what happened.
HSK 5
Mínjiān yǒu yī zhǒng shuōfǎ, chī yú néng biàn cōngming.
There's a folk saying that eating fish makes you smarter.

Tips

usage
说法 is incredibly versatile: (1) a way of expressing something (说法 = rephrase it), (2) someone's version of events (说法 = his account), (3) a folk belief or saying (说法 = there's a saying that...).
usage
The pattern X creates 'way of X-ing': 做法 (way of doing), 看法 (viewpoint), 想法 (idea/thought), 写法 (way of writing).

Stroke Order

shuō