说 Traditional: 說
Pinyin IPA [ʂwɔ˥] Zhuyin
HSK 1 verb 动词 Book 1 · Lesson 6 freq #19
Meaning
- verb 动词
- to speak
- to say
'To speak, to say': 说汉语 'speak Chinese'. To mean 'talk / chat' without quoting words, Chinese prefers the separable compound 说话.
- to speak; to talk; to say
- to explain; to comment
- to scold; to tell off
- (bound form) theory; doctrine
Examples
| 我能说。 | wǒ néng shuō | I'm able to speak. |
| 我不能说。 | wǒ bù néng shuō | I can't say. |
| 说来听听。 | shuō lái tīng tīng | Tell me about it. |
Other Pronunciations 多音字
[shuì] to persuade beyond HSK 1 usage
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