说 (說) shuō

1. shuō verb to say; said; to speak; to talk; speaks
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 说 means the same as 告诉. 说 is used in this sense in both modern and literary Chinese (ABC 'shuō' v 1; GHC '说' 2; Kroll 2015 '說' 1; NCCED '说' 1). For example, 她低声的说 'She said in a low voice.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 176)
2. yuè verb to relax; to enjoy; to be delighted
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHC '说' 8; Kroll 2015 '說' yuè)
3. shuì verb to persuade
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 劝说 or 说服 (GHC '说' 5; Kroll 2015 '說' shuì; NCCED '说' 5)
4. shuō verb to teach; to recite; to explain
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 解释 or 说明 (ABC 'shuō' v 2; GHC '说' 1; Kroll 2015 '說' 2; NCCED '说' 2) Etymology: 說，釋也。从言、兌。一曰談說。(Shuo Wen) to explain, from 言 with duì 兑 as phonetic (Norman 1988, p. 69)
5. shuō noun a doctrine; a theory
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 学说 (ABC 'shuō' bf; GHC '说' 1; Kroll 2015 '說' 3; NCCED '说' 3)
6. shuō verb to claim; to assert
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHC '说' 4; Kroll 2015 '說' 3)
7. shuō noun allocution
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHC '说' 5; Kroll 2015 '說' 4)
8. shuō verb to criticize; to scold
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC 'shuō' v 3; NCCED '说' 4)
9. shuō verb to indicate; to refer to
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC 'shuō' v 4; NCCED '说' 6)

Contained in

• 说服(說服) to persuade; to convince
• 什么好说(什麼好說) pertinent to say
• 口说无凭(口說無憑) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because somebody says sth, doesn't mean it's true
• 说书人(說書人) a storyteller
• 说曹操曹操就到(說曹操曹操就到) speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives; speak of the devil and he doth appear
• 闻说(聞說) to hear told; to hear what was said
• 痴人说梦(痴人說夢) a fool explains a dream; lunatic ravings
• 乱说(亂說) to lie; to make irresponsible remarks
• 胡说(胡說) to talk nonsense ; to make a scene
• 信口胡说(信口胡說) to speak without thinking; to blurt out
• 没得说(沒得說) really good; excellent
• 严格来说(嚴格來說) strictly speaking
• 说三道四(說三道四) to make thoughtless remarks ; to criticize; gossip
• 微型小说(微型小說) flash fiction
• 虽说(雖說) though; although
• 小说家(小說家) a novelist ; School of Minor-Talks; Tellers of Fables
• 说不通(說不通) it does not make sense
• 叙说(敘說) to narrate; to tell
• 说明会(說明會) information meeting
• 说一不二(說一不二) to say one and mean just that; to keep one's word
• 上书说上(上書說上) wrote in a memorial to the Imperial throne
• 现身说法(現身說法) to teach the Dharma from personal experience
• 成说(成說) accepted theory or formulation
• 站着说话不腰疼(站著說話不腰疼) it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter; to be an armchair expert
• 絮说(絮說) to chatter endlessly
• 自不必说(自不必說) to not need dwell on
• 就职演说(就職演說) inaugural speech
• 也就是说(也就是說) in other words; that is to say; so; thus
• 愣说(愣說) to insist; to allege; to assert
• 地心说(地心說) geocentric theory
• 说明书(說明書) (technical) manual; (book of) directions; synopsis (of a play or film); specification (patent)
• 有说有笑(有說有笑) talking and laughing; to jest; cheerful and lively
• 剿说(剿說) to plagiarize
• 极短篇小说(極短篇小說) flash fiction
• 说实话(說實話) to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
• 能说会道(能說會道) can talk really well; the gift of the gab
• 说谎(說謊) to tell a lie
• 说到底(說到底) in the final analysis; in the end
• 正式演说(正式演說) an official speech
• 听说(聽說) to hear told
• 一般说来(一般說來) generally speaking; in general
• 走自己的路，让人家去说(走自己的路，讓人家去說) Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche) / Do it my way.
• 关说(關說) to speak for somebody; to intercede for somebody; to lobby illegally

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说文解字 、 世说新语 、 云门倒一说 、 白蛇传说之法海 、 说苑 、 章回小说 、 说唱文学 、 神怪小说

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• 第三 律曆下 曆法 Volume 93: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Three Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 143
• 第二回 Chapter 62 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 123
• 第二回 Chapter 57 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 113
• 第二回 Chapter 63 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 109
• 第二回 Chapter 60 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 104
• 第二 律曆中 賈逵論曆 永元論曆 延光論曆 漢安論曆 熹平論曆 論月食 Volume 91: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Two Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 102
• 卷二百〇二 志第一百五十五 藝文一 Volume 202 Treatises 155: Arts and Literature 1 History of Song 宋史 — count: 91
• 第二回 Chapter 67 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 90
• 第二回 Chapter 28 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 89
• 第二回 Chapter 54 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 87

Collocations

• 公说 (公說) 公說 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 10
• 子说 (子說) 宣子說之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 8
• 御说 (禦說) 既而聞之曰公子禦說之辭也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 5
• 说笏 (說笏) 無說笏 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《玉藻》 The Jade-Bead Pendants of the Royal Cap — count: 3
• 侯说 (侯說) 晉侯說之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 3
• 可说 (可說) 猶可說也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧氓 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Mang — count: 3
• 说子 (說子) 唯寡人說子之言 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 3
• 说卒 (說卒) 宋公御說卒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 3
• 句说 (句說) 这句说 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧氓 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Mang — count: 3
• 说骖 (說驂) 使子貢說驂而賻之 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《檀弓上》 Tan Gong I — count: 3