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说

shuì · shui/shuō · shuo

Traditional 說 / 説

HSK 1

Meaning

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shuì 說

  1. to persuade

shuō 說

  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine

shuō 説

  1. variant of 說 / 说 (shuō)
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Guess my lunch

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)，我(wǒ)中午(zhōngwǔ)吃(chī)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    Say it: what did I eat at noon?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)说(shuō)……面条(miàntiáo)？

    I say... noodles?

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)猜(cāi)对(duì)了(le)？

    How did you guess right?

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)说话(shuōhuà)的(de)时候(shíhou)，嘴(zuǐ)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一(yī)根(gēn)面条(miàntiáo)。

    When you speak, there is a noodle on your mouth.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不(bù)早(zǎo)说(shuō)！

    You should have said so earlier!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

丽(lì)萨(sà)不(bú)但(dàn)会(huì)说(shuō)英(yīng)文(wén)，而(ér)且(qiě)会(huì)说(shuō)法(fǎ)文(wén)。

Lisa speaks not only English but also French.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)说(shuō)话(huà)的(de)声(shēng)音(yīn)很(hěn)轻(qīng)。

His speaking voice is very soft.

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