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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 说

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Pinyin shuō、 shuì、 yuè

Radical

讠

Strokes

Definition

persuade (politically), to speak / to say

Usage

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说 shuō 动词本义: 用言语解说，开导，说明 1. 用话来表达意思: 说话。说明。演说。解释。 2. 介绍: 说合 (a. 从中介绍；b. 商议；c. 说和。都读轻声)。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》。名词 1. 学说; 观点; 言论: 理论；教义；观点。 2. 古代墨家逻辑的名词，指推理: 推理。 3. 指说书: 讲故事。 4. 一种文体，通过发表议论或记述事物来说明某个道理，如《爱莲说》、《捕蛇者说》。 5. 另见 shuì; yùe。用言语劝说别人，使其听从或采纳: 说服，游说。说 shuì 动词 1. 说服; 劝说: 力图劝说。 2. 休憩; 止息: 通“税”。 3. 另见 shuō; yùe。

叙说 xù shuō

tell / narrate

换句话说 huàn jù huà shuō

in other words

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

如果说 rú guǒ shuō

比如说 bǐ rú shuō

for example / such as / for instance

说妥 shuō tuǒ

come to an agreement

说媒 shuō méi

to act as a matchmaker

却说 què shuō

now the story goes

说完 shuō wán

finish talking / done talking

说不定 shuō bu dìng

can't say for sure / maybe

小说 xiǎo shuō

novel / fiction / CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]

就是说 jiù shì shuō

in other words / that is

这就是说 zhè jiù shì shuō

that is to say / in other words

说到底 shuō dào dǐ

in the final analysis / in the end

很难说 hěn nán shuō

It's hard to say. / There is no saying that ...

听说 tīng shuō

to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) / hearsay / listening and speaking

别说 bié shuō

let alone

慢慢说 màn màn shuō

speak slowly

或者说 huò zhě shuō

or say

所说 suǒ shuō

said

按说 àn shuō

in the ordinary course of events / ordinarily / normally

按理说 àn lǐ shuō

it is reasonable to say that...

据说 jù shuō

it is said that / reportedly

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

胡说八道 hú shuō bā dào

to talk rubbish

再说 zài shuō

to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides

说明 shuō míng

to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL:個|个[ge4]

说服 shuō fú

to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]

来说 lái shuō

Say

说梦话 shuō mèng huà

talk in one's dream / talk nonsense / talk in sleep

说不清楚 shuō bù qīng chǔ

hard to express it clearly

假说 jiǎ shuō

hypothesis

劝说 quàn shuō

to persuade / persuasion / to advise

侦探小说 zhēn tàn xiǎo shuō

detective novel / detective fiction

俗话说 sú huà shuō

as the proverb says / as they say...

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

说法 shuō fǎ

to expound Buddhist teachings

演说 yǎn shuō

speech / to deliver a speech

不瞒你说 bù mán nǐ shuō

as a matter of fact / tell you the truth

武侠小说 wǔ xiá xiǎo shuō

a martial arts (wuxia) novel

传说 chuán shuō

legend / folklore / to repeat from mouth to mouth / they say that...

申说 shēn shuō

to state / to assert

痴人说梦 chī rén shuō mèng

lunatic ravings / nonsense / pipe dream

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

说瞎话 shuō xiā huà

Nonsense

短篇小说 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō

short story

也就是说 yě jiù shì shuō

in other words / that is to say / so / thus

说了算 shuō le suàn

to have the final say / to be the one in charge

说穿 shuō chuān

reveal / disclose / tell what sth. really is

众说纷纭 zhòng shuō fēn yún

opinions differ (idiom)

长篇小说 cháng piān xiǎo shuō

novel

中篇小说 zhōng piān xiǎo shuō

novella

胡说 hú shuō

to talk nonsense / drivel

且说 qiě shuō

thus

且不说 qiě bù shuō

not to mention / leaving aside

一般说来 yī bān shuō lái

generally speaking / in general

一般来说 yī bān lái shuō

generally speaking

虽说 suī shuō

though / although

说话 shuō huà

to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word

说道 shuō dào

to state / to say (the quoted words)

要说 yào shuō

as for / when it comes to

譬如说 pì rú shuō

For example

评说 píng shuō

to comment / to evaluate

诉说 sù shuō

to recount / to tell of / to relate / (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)

说实话 shuō shí huà

to speak the truth / truth to tell / frankly

说出 shuō chū

to speak out / to declare (one's view)

学说 xué shuō

theory / doctrine

说起 shuō qǐ

to mention / to bring up (a subject) / with regard to / as for

说谎 shuō huǎng

to lie / to tell an untruth

谬说 miù shuō

Fallacy

说辞 shuō cí

excuse / pretext / entreaties / arguments

说时迟 shuō shí chí

Talking late

说时迟那时快 shuō shí chí nà shí kuài

Say it's too late

述说 shù shuō

to recount / to narrate / to give an account of

道听途说 dào tīng tú shuō

gossip / hearsay / rumor

邪说 xié shuō

harmful teachings / evil doctrine

说错 shuō cuò

missay / misstate / misspeak

说闲话 shuō xián huà

make idle talk / talk behind sb.'s back / gossip / trash-talk / dish the dirt

How to write 说

Animated Stroke Order of 说

Stroke by Stroke: 说 Writing Order

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Free Printable 说 Handwriting Practice Worksheets

Meaning of 说

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