| 上述 | shàng shù | aforementioned; above-mentioned | |
| 论述 | lùn shù | treatise; discourse; exposition | |
| 阐述HSK 6 | chǎn shù | to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject) | |
| 描述 | miáo shù | to describe; description | |
| 叙述HSK 5 | xù shù | to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration; telling; narrative; account |
| 1 | Other people's privacy should not be talked about at will. | |
| 2 | This book tells the story of a middle-aged girl. | |
| 3 | This film adopts a unique perspective to narrate the story. | |
| 4 | We should describe the essence of the problem as accurately as possible. | |
| 5 | This report elaborates on the solution to the problem in detail. |