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说
Trad. 說
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 言
Strokes 7
Composition
Strokes 9
Structure
Decomp. 讠丷口儿
讠 + 兑
Prononciation
Mandarin shuì; shuō
Entry Methods
Pinyin shui4; shuo1
Kanji /
Cangjie
 IVCRU
戈女金口山
Sijiao 387.1
Wubi YUKQ
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+8BF4
GB2312 CBB5
Results for 说
说 shuì to persuade
说 shuō variant of 說|说[shuo1]
Results beginning with 说
说明 shuō míng to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL:個|个[ge4]
说道 shuō dao to discuss / reason (behind sth)
说道 shuō dào to state / to say (the quoted words)
说话 shuō huà to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word
说法 shuō fa way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation
说法 shuō fǎ to expound Buddhist teachings
说出 shuō chū to speak out / to declare (one's view)
说到 shuō dào to talk about / to mention / (preposition) as for
说说 shuō shuo to say sth
说起 shuō qǐ to mention / to bring up (a subject) / with regard to / as for
说服 shuō fú to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]
说谎 shuō huǎng to lie / to tell an untruth
说好 shuō hǎo to come to an agreement / to complete negotiations
说笑 shuō xiào to chat and laugh / to crack jokes / to banter
说唱 shuō chàng speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5] / (music) rapping
说教 shuō jiào to preach
说上 shuō shàng to say / to speak / to talk
说辞 shuō cí excuse / pretext / entreaties / arguments
说理 shuō lǐ to reason / to argue logically
说情 shuō qíng to intercede / to plead for sb else
说文 Shuō wén see 說文解字|说文解字[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4]
说书 shuō shū folk art consisting of storytelling to music
说破 shuō pò to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc) / to reveal
说客 shuì kè (old) itinerant political adviser / (fig.) lobbyist / go-between / mouthpiece / also pr. [shuo1 ke4]
说动 shuō dòng to persuade
说媒 shuō méi to act as a matchmaker
说亲 shuō qīn to act as a matchmaker
说合 shuō hé to bring together / to mediate / to arrange a deal
说部 shuō bù (old) works of literature, including novels, plays etc
说定 shuō dìng to agree on / to settle on
说摞 shuō luò to confess / to let out the truth (colloquial)
说死 shuō sǐ to say definitely / to commit (to a proposition)
说帖 shuō tiě memorandum / note (i.e. written statement)
说通 shuō tōng to get sb to understand / to persuade
说中 shuō zhòng to hit the nail on the head / to predict correctly
说嘴 shuō zuǐ to boast
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说不出 shuō bu chū unable to say
说不定 shuō bu dìng can't say for sure / maybe
说明书 shuō míng shū (technical) manual / (book of) directions / synopsis (of a play or film) / specification (patent) / CL:本[ben3]
说实话 shuō shí huà to speak the truth / truth to tell / frankly
说服力 shuō fú lì persuasiveness
说到底 shuō dào dǐ in the final analysis / in the end
说不上 shuō bu shàng to be unable to say or tell / to not be worth mentioning
说了算 shuō le suàn to have the final say / to be the one in charge
说白了 shuō bái le to speak frankly
说不准 shuō bù zhǔn unable to say / can't say precisely
说谎者 shuō huǎng zhě liar
说不得 shuō bu de to be unmentionable / be unspeakable / must / cannot but
说不通 shuō bù tōng it does not make sense
说得上 shuō de shàng can be counted or regarded as / to be able to tell or answer / to deserve mention
说废话 shuō fèi huà to talk nonsense / to bullshit
说溜嘴 shuō liū zuǐ to make a slip of the tongue
说漏嘴 shuō lòu zuǐ to blurt out / to let slip
说明会 shuō míng huì information meeting
说闲话 shuō xián huà to chat / to gossip
说真的 shuō zhēn de to tell the truth / honestly / in fact
说着玩 shuō zhe wán to say sth for fun / to be kidding / to joke around
说不过去 shuō bu guò qù cannot be justified / inexcusable
说三道四 shuō sān dào sì to make thoughtless remarks (idiom) / to criticize / gossip
说得过去 shuō de guò qù acceptable / passable / justifiable / (of a course of action) to make sense
说来话长 shuō lái huà cháng start explaining and it's a long story (idiom) / complicated and not easy to express succinctly
说一不二 shuō yī bù èr to say one and mean just that (idiom) / to keep one's word
说长道短 shuō cháng dào duǎn lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom) / to gossip
说到做到 shuō dào zuò dào to be as good as one's word (idiom) / to keep one's promise
说东道西 shuō dōng dào xī to chat about this and that / to talk about anything and everything
说风凉话 shuō fēng liáng huà to sneer / to make cynical remarks / sarcastic talk
说干就干 shuō gàn jiù gàn to do what needs to be done, without delay
说话算话 shuō huà suàn huà to do as promised / to be as good as one's word / to honor one's word / to mean what one says
说话算数 shuō huà suàn shù to keep one's promise / to mean what one says
说老实话 shuō lǎo shi huà to be honest / to tell the truth / to be frank
说葡萄酸 shuō pú tao suān sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop) / lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
说七说八 shuō qī shuō bā after all
说说而已 shuō shuō ér yǐ nothing serious / just hot air
说文解字 Shuō wén Jiě zì Shuowen Jiezi, the original Han dynasty Chinese character dictionary with 10,516 entries, authored by Xu Shen 許慎|许慎[Xu3 Shen4] in 2nd century
说也奇怪 shuō yě qí guài strangely enough / oddly enough / strange to say
说岳全传 Shuō Yuè Quán zhuàn "The Story of Yue Fei", biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[Yue4 Fei1]
说着玩儿 shuō zhe wán r erhua variant of 說著玩|说着玩[shuo1 zhe5 wan2]
说不出话来 shuō bù chū huà lái speechless
说话不当话 shuō huà bù dàng huà to fail to keep to one's word / to break a promise
说话要算数 shuō huà yào suàn shù promises must be kept
说文解字注 Shuō wén Jiě zì Zhù Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) by Duan Yucai 段玉裁[Duan4 Yu4 cai2]
说明性指规数  illustrative IPF
说你胖你就喘 shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) / fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing) / flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed
说曹操，曹操到 shuō Cáo Cāo , Cáo Cāo dào see 說曹操曹操就到|说曹操曹操就到[shuo1 Cao2 Cao1 Cao2 Cao1 jiu4 dao4]
说曹操曹操就到 shuō Cáo Cāo Cáo Cāo jiù dào lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives / fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
说时迟，那时快 shuō shí chí , nà shí kuài (idiom) no sooner said than done / before you know it
说一千，道一万 shuō yī qiān , dào yī wàn when all is said and done / at the end of the day
说是一回事，做又是另外一回事 shuō shì yī huí shì , zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)
说是一回事，而做又是另外一回事 shuō shì yī huí shì , ér zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì see 說是一回事，做又是另外一回事|说是一回事，做又是另外一回事[shuo1 shi4 yi1 hui2 shi4 , zuo4 you4 shi4 ling4 wai4 yi1 hui2 shi4]
Approximate Results for 说
小说 xiǎo shuō novel / fiction / CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
来说 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ...
听说 tīng shuō to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) / hearsay / listening and speaking
传说 chuán shuō legend / folklore / to repeat from mouth to mouth / they say that...
再说 zài shuō to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides
据说 jù shuō it is said that / reportedly
话说 huà shuō It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) / to discuss / to recount
要说 yào shuō as for / when it comes to
虽说 suī shuō though / although
还说 hái shuō to add (in speaking) / to also say
别说 bié shuō to say nothing of / not to mention / let alone
一说 yī shuō an expression of opinion / according to some
解说 jiě shuō to explain / to comment
诉说 sù shuō to recount / to tell of / to relate / (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)
好说 hǎo shuō easy to deal with / not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me
却说 què shuō and the story continues thus: (literary auxiliary particle 發語辭|发语辞)
胡说 hú shuō to talk nonsense / drivel
学说 xué shuō theory / doctrine
劝说 quàn shuō to persuade / persuasion / to advise
演说 yǎn shuō speech / to deliver a speech
乱说 luàn shuō to talk drivel / to make irresponsible remarks
述说 shù shuō to recount / to narrate / to give an account of
瞎说 xiā shuō to talk drivel / to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact / not to know what one is talking about
游说 yóu shuì to lobby / to campaign / to promote (an idea, a product) / (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period)
细说 xì shuō to tell in detail
难说 nán shuō hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict) / cannot bring oneself to say it
评说 píng shuō to comment / to evaluate
戏说 xì shuō dramatic form consisting of historical narration / history as jocular narrative / to stretch history for a joking story / amusing story with strained interpretations of history / to make an unreasonable comparison in jest
且说 qiě shuō thus
言说 yán shuō to speak of / to refer to
按说 àn shuō in the ordinary course of events / ordinarily / normally
假说 jiǎ shuō hypothesis
分说 fēn shuō to explain (the difference)
邪说 xié shuō harmful teachings / evil doctrine
众说 zhòng shuō various ideas / diverse opinions
成说 chéng shuō accepted theory or formulation
陈说 chén shuō to state / to assert
杂说 zá shuō scattered essays / various opinions / different manners of speaking
浅说 qiǎn shuō simple introduction / primer
异说 yì shuō different opinion / dissident view / absurd remark
妄说 wàng shuō to talk irresponsibly / ridiculous presumption talk
挨说 ái shuō to get scolded
辩说 biàn shuō to debate / to argue
剿说 chāo shuō to plagiarize
称说 chēng shuō to declare / to state / to call / to name
定说 dìng shuō to affirm / to assert / generally accepted view
傅说 Fù Shuō Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding
关说 guān shuō to speak for sb / to intercede for sb / to lobby illegally
见说 jiàn shuō to hear what was said
愣说 lèng shuō to insist / to allege / to assert
慢说 màn shuō not to mention ... (i.e. in addition to sth)
漫说 màn shuō not to mention ... (i.e. in addition to sth)
声说 shēng shuō to narrate
申说 shēn shuō to state / to assert
推说 tuī shuō to plead / to claim as an excuse
絮说 xù shuō to chatter endlessly
照说 zhào shuō normally / ordinarily speaking
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应该说 yīng gāi shuō it should be mentioned that ...
听说过 tīng shuō guo to hear said
比如说 bǐ rú shuō for example
就是说 jiù shì shuō in other words / that is
俗话说 sú huà shuō as the proverb says / as they say...
老实说 lǎo shí shuō honestly speaking / to be frank, ...
比方说 bǐ fang shuō for example / for instance
小说家 xiǎo shuō jiā novelist
按理说 àn lǐ shuō it is reasonable to say that...
且不说 qiě bù shuō not to mention / leaving aside
解说员 jiě shuō yuán commentator
没得说 méi de shuō really good / excellent
没说的 méi shuō de nothing to pick on / really good / nothing to discuss / settled matter / no problem
解说词 jiě shuō cí a commentary
报道说 bào dào shuō to report (speaking)
日心说 rì xīn shuō heliocentric theory / the theory that the sun is at the center of the universe
用话说  use your words
水成说  hydrogenous process
不待说 bù dài shuō needless to say / it goes without saying
不好说 bù hǎo shuō hard to say / unpleasant to say / can't be sure
不用说 bù yòng shuō needless to say / it goes without saying
地心说 dì xīn shuō geocentric theory
非小说 fēi xiǎo shuō non-fiction
浑天说 hún tiān shuō geocentric theory in ancient Chinese astronomy
没的说 méi de shuō see 沒說的|没说的[mei2 shuo1 de5]
譬如说 pì rú shuō for example
燃素说 rán sù shuō phlogiston theory
如果说 rú guǒ shuō if / if one were to say
小小说 xiǎo xiǎo shuō flash fiction
戏说剧 xì shuō jù period costume drama (on TV)
演说者 yǎn shuō zhě orator / speaker
游说团 yóu shuì tuán lobby group
游戏说 yóu xì shuō theory of free play (in Kant's philosophy)
灾变说 zāi biàn shuō catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)
众说郛 zhòng shuō fú hub for diverse opinions
也就是说 yě jiù shì shuō in other words / that is to say / so / thus
言情小说 yán qíng xiǎo shuō romance novel / romantic fiction
武侠小说 wǔ xiá xiǎo shuō a martial arts (wuxia) novel
对我来说 duì wǒ lái shuō as far as I'm concerned
换句话说 huàn jù huà shuō in other words
胡说八道 hú shuō bā dào to talk rubbish
长篇小说 cháng piān xiǎo shuō novel
二话不说 èr huà bù shuō not saying anything further (idiom) / not raising any objection / without demur
实话实说 shí huà shí shuō to tell the truth / to tell it as it is
谈天说地 tán tiān shuō dì to talk endlessly / talking of anything under the sun
短篇小说 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō short story
科幻小说 kē huàn xiǎo shuō science fiction novel
谈情说爱 tán qíng shuō ài to murmur endearments (idiom) / to get into a romantic relationship
有说有笑 yǒu shuō yǒu xiào talking and laughing / to jest / cheerful and lively
不由分说 bù yóu fēn shuō to allow no explanation
众说纷纭 zhòng shuō fēn yún opinions differ (idiom)
色情小说 sè qíng xiǎo shuō pornographic novel / dirty book
现身说法 xiàn shēn shuō fǎ to talk from one's personal experience / to use oneself as an example
民间传说 mín jiān chuán shuō popular tradition / folk legend
痴人说梦 chī rén shuō mèng lunatic ravings / nonsense / pipe dream
道听途说 dào tīng tú shuō gossip / hearsay / rumor
反过来说 fǎn guò lái shuō on the other hand
中篇小说 zhōng piān xiǎo shuō novella
能说会道 néng shuō huì dào can talk really well (idiom) / the gift of the gab
那还用说 nà hái yòng shuō that goes without saying
好说歹说 hǎo shuō dǎi shuō to try one's very best to persuade sb (idiom) / to reason with sb in every way possible
长话短说 cháng huà duǎn shuō to make a long story short (idiom)
世说新语 Shì shuō Xīn yǔ A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆[Liu2 Yi4 qing4]
就职演说 jiù zhí yǎn shuō inaugural speech
著书立说 zhù shū lì shuō to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
章回小说 zhāng huí xiǎo shuō novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet
横说竖说 héng shuō shù shuō to explain sth over and over again / to repeat
胡诌乱说 hú zhōu luàn shuō to talk random nonsense (idiom) / to say whatever comes into one's head
口说无凭 kǒu shuō wú píng (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement / just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
郢书燕说 Yǐng shū Yān shuō lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it / fig. to misinterpret the original meaning / to pile up errors / refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise"
众说纷揉 zhòng shuō fēn róu lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom) / opinions differ / controversial matters
自圆其说 zì yuán qí shuō to make a story or theory consistent / to give a plausible explanation / to plug the holes in one's story
移交说明  Handover Note
横向说明  horizontal note
综合说明  consolidated statement
需求说明  statement of requirements
工作说明  job description
职务说明  job description
背景说明  background paper / background note
情况说明  information note
方桉说明  programme narrative
成绩说明  accomplishment statement
桉件说明  statement of case
不说自明 bù shuō zì míng self-explanatory / self-evident (idiom)
但说无妨 dàn shuō wú fáng there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
大声说话 dà shēng shuō huà speak loudly
二话没说 èr huà méi shuō see 二話不說|二话不说[er4 hua4 bu4 shuo1]
公式小说 gōng shì xiǎo shuō formula
光说不练 guāng shuō bù liàn all talk and no action (idiom) / to preach what one does not practice / same as 光說不做|光说不做[guang1 shuo1 bu4 zuo4]
光说不做 guāng shuō bù zuò all talk and no action (idiom) / to preach what one does not practice
古今小说 Gǔ jīn Xiǎo shuō Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2], collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话[bai2 hua4] tales published in 1620
话说回来 huà shuō huí lai returning to our main topic,... / that said,... / again,... / in this connection / in passing / nevertheless,... / anyhow
简单的说 jiǎn dān de shuō to put it simply / simply put
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