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shuō

Description

"说"是我们每天都用的动词,意思是用嘴讲出话来。

"说" is a verb we use every day, meaning to speak words with the mouth.

你可以说一件事,也可以说一种语言,比如"我会说中文"。

You can say something or speak a language, for example, "I can 说 Chinese."

Meanings

shuō

to say; to speak; to talk

他说他明天来。

He said he would come tomorrow.

shuō

to explain; to tell about something

你再说一遍好吗?

Could you say that again?

shuō

to scold; to criticize

妈妈说了他一顿。

Mom scolded him.

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Notes

  • Nuance

    说 is the most general verb for speaking; 讲 feels slightly more like narrating or explaining.

  • Etymology

    讠(speech radical) plus 兑, marking it as a word about spoken language.

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