说道

說道

shuōdào

verb HSK 7-9 #11,055

Meanings

1 to say
2 to speak
3 to remark

Characters

to say; to speak

to say; way; path

Both characters can mean 'to say' — a literary way to quote speech

Examples

老师说道：'大家安静一下。'

Lǎoshī shuōdào: ' Dàjiā ānjìng yīxià. '

The teacher said, 'Everyone please be quiet.'

他笑着说道：'没关系。'

Tā xiào zhe shuōdào: ' Méiguānxi. '

He said with a smile, 'It doesn't matter.'

Tips

register

说道 is a literary/written form used mainly in narration and novels to introduce quoted speech. In spoken Chinese, people just use 说. You'll encounter it constantly in fiction.

Stroke Order

说 shuō

道 dào