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說 (Simplified: 说)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 1
Total strokes: 14; Radical: 言
Pictophonetic:兌 indicates the sound; 言 (speech) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 言 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
    • 兌 [ duì ] cash, check; to exchange
Similar Characters: 詋
1
Pinyin: shuō
English Definition:to speak; to say; to explain; to scold; to tell off; a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心说 heliocentric theory)
Chinese Definition:
①用话来表达意思：说话。说明。演说。解说。
②介绍：说合(ａ．从中介绍；b．商议；c．说和。“合”均读轻声)。说媒。
③言论，主张：学说。著书立说。
④责备：数说。
⑤文体的一种，如韩愈的《师说》。
⑥道讲谈叙。
Example Words:
說明HSK 4 shuō míng to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; Classifiers: 个
說話HSK 2 shuō huà to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
說法 shuō fa way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation
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2
Pinyin: shuì
English Definition:to persuade
Chinese Definition:
①用话劝说别人，使他听从自己的意见：游说。
②道讲谈叙。
Example Words:
說客 shuì kè (old) itinerant political adviser; (fig.) lobbyist; go-between; mouthpiece; also pr. [shuo1 ke4]
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Example Sentences
1
wǒ huì
我会
shuō
说
zhōng wén
中文
I can speak Chinese
2
wǒ huì
我会
shuō yīng yǔ
说英语
。
I can speak English.
3
tā
她
huì
会
shuō
说
zhōng wén
中文
。
She can speak Chinese.
4
tā
她
xǐ huan
喜欢
dú
读
xiǎo shuō
小说
。
She enjoys reading novels.
5
mā mā shuō
妈妈说
jìn lái
进来
chī fàn
吃饭
。
Mom said come in for dinner.
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