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)

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• 好说(好說) very good ; OK ; well spoken
• 公说公有理，婆说婆有理(公說公有理，婆說婆有理) both sides claim they're right
• 道听途说(道聽途說) gossip; hearsay; rumor
• 说嘴(說嘴) to boast
• 解说词(解說詞) a commentary
• 虽说(雖說) though; although
• 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.
• 长话短说(長話短說) to make a long story short
• 俗话说(俗話說) as the proverb says; as they say...
• 说废话(說廢話) to talk nonsense; to bullshit
• 说明书(說明書) (technical) manual; (book of) directions; synopsis (of a play or film); specification (patent)
• 声说(聲說) to narrate
• 自不必说(自不必說) to not need dwell on
• 说破(說破) to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc); to reveal
• 说笑(說笑) to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter
• 打开天窗说亮话(打開天窗說亮話) not to mince words; not to beat about the bush
• 有说服力(有說服力) convincing
• 好说歹说(好說歹說) to try one's very best to persuade somebody; to reason with somebody in every way possible
• 学说(學說) theory; doctrine ; to recount someone's words
• 诵说(誦說) reciting and explaining
• 虚构小说(虛構小說) fiction
• 按理说(按理說) it is reasonable to say that...
• 说合(說合) to bring together; to mediate; to arrange a deal
• 说着玩儿(說著玩兒) to joke around
• 说说而已(說說而已) nothing serious; just hot air
• 胡说(胡說) to talk nonsense ; to make a scene
• 游说团(游說團) lobby group
• 絮说(絮說) to chatter endlessly
• 吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸(吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸) sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
• 谈情说爱(談情說愛) to discuss passion and talk of love
• 杂说(雜說) scattered essays; various opinions; different manners of speaking
• 说到(說到) to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for
• 灾变说(災變說) catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)
• 叙说(敘說) to narrate; to tell
• 短篇小说(短篇小說) a short story
• 宣说(宣說) to preach; to teach publicly; to teach classics or religious texts
• 说方言(說方言) speaking in tongues; glossolalia
• 信口胡说(信口胡說) to speak without thinking; to blurt out
• 光说不练(光說不練) all talk and no action; to preach what one does not practice
• 极短篇小说(極短篇小說) flash fiction
• 说了算(說了算) to have the final say; to be the one in charge
• 说风凉话(說風涼話) to sneer; to make cynical remarks
• 具体说明(具體說明) explicit explanation; to specify
• 诉说(訴說) to recount; to tell of; to relate; (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)
• 丑话说在前头(醜話說在前頭) let's talk about the unpleasant things first; let's be frank
• 睁眼说瞎话(睜眼說瞎話) to lie through one's teeth ; to talk drivel
• 话说(話說) it is said that; to discuss; to recount
• 横说竖说(橫說豎說) to explain over and over; to repeat

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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
• 说甲 (說甲) 說甲于公 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — 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
• 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
• 说笏 (說笏) 無說笏 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《玉藻》 The Jade-Bead Pendants of the Royal Cap — 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