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

• 说书(說書) story telling
• 说辞(說辭) excuse; pretext; entreaties; arguments
• 杂说(雜說) scattered essays; various opinions; different manners of speaking
• 说话算数(說話算數) to keep one's promise; to mean what one says
• 说到(說到) to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for
• 说到底(說到底) in the final analysis; in the end
• 说话者(說話者) a speaker
• 光说不练(光說不練) all talk and no action; to preach what one does not practice
• 说话算话(說話算話) to do as promised; to be as good as one's word; to honor one's word; to mean what one says
• 小小说(小小說) flash fiction
• 说话(說話) to speak; to say
• 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
• 说媒(說媒) to act as a matchmaker
• 谈天说地(談天說地) to talk endlessly; talking of anything under the sun
• 正式演说(正式演說) an official speech
• 再活化假说(再活化假說) reactivation hypothesis
• 说定(說定) to agree on; to settle on
• 邪说(邪說) harmful teachings; evil doctrine
• 说死(說死) to say definitely; to commit (to a proposition)
• 说话不当话(說話不當話) to fail to keep to one's word; to break a promise
• 史传小说(史傳小說) historical novel
• 有说有笑(有說有笑) talking and laughing; to jest; cheerful and lively
• 说到做到(說到做到) to be as good as one's word; to keep one's promise
• 一般说来(一般說來) generally speaking; in general
• 说情(說情) to plead for mercy
• 说起(說起) to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for
• 上书说上(上書說上) wrote in a memorial to the Imperial throne
• 严格来说(嚴格來說) strictly speaking
• 说服力(說服力) persuasiveness
• 剿说(剿說) to plagiarize
• 说大话(說大話) to boast; to exaggerate
• 讲经说法(講經說法) to teach the scriptures and expound Buddha Dharma
• 傅说胥靡(傅說胥靡) Fu Yue was sent to do hard labor as a convict
• 长话短说(長話短說) to make a long story short
• 胡说八道 to talk nonsense ; to talk rubbish
• 演说(演說) to give a speech ; a speech
• 中篇小说(中篇小說) novella

Also contained in

扁舌头说圆话 、 章回小说 、 科幻小说 、 云门对一说 、 说文 、 京本通俗小说 、 四不可说 、 推理小说 、 闭拢眼睛说假话 、 小说集 、 说转部 、 说净 、 把猫说成虎 、 说苑

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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: 122
• 第二回 Chapter 57 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 111
• 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: 103
• 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: 90
• 第二回 Chapter 67 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 88
• 第二回 Chapter 28 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 87
• 第二回 Chapter 54 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 85

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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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