shuō míng
to explain
to illustrate
to indicate
to show
to prove
explanation
directions
caption
CL:個|个[ge4]
shuō
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
lái shuō
to have one's say
to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view)
now we come to talk about it, ...
shuō chū
to speak out
to declare (one's view)
yě jiù shì shuō
in other words
that is to say
so
thus
tīng shuō
to hear (sth said)
one hears (that)
hearsay
listening and speaking
chuán shuō
legend
folklore
to repeat from mouth to mouth
they say that...
shuō fǎ
to expound Buddhist teachings
shuō fa
way of speaking
wording
formulation
one's version (of events)
statement
theory
hypothesis
interpretation
shuō huà
to speak
to say
to talk
to gossip
to tell stories
talk
word
huà shuō
It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)
to discuss
to recount
xiǎo shuō
novel
fiction
CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
yǎn shuō
speech
to deliver a speech
yóu shuì
to lobby
to campaign
to promote (an idea, a product)
(old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period)
sù shuō
to recount
to tell of
to relate
(fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)
xiàn shēn shuō fǎ
to talk from one's personal experience
to use oneself as an example
shuō fú
to persuade
to convince
to talk sb over
Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]
shuō lǐ
to reason
to argue logically
jù shuō
it is said that
reportedly
shù shuō
to recount
to narrate
to give an account of
què shuō
and the story continues thus: (literary auxiliary particle 發語辭|发语辞)
quàn shuō
to persuade
persuasion
to advise
zài shuō
to say again
to put off a discussion until later
moreover
what's more
besides
xì shuō
dramatic form consisting of historical narration
history as jocular narrative
to stretch history for a joking story
amusing story with strained interpretations of history
to make an unreasonable comparison in jest
shuō bu shàng
to be unable to say or tell
to not be worth mentioning
shuō chàng
speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5]
(music) rapping
hǎo shuō
you're too kind (humble)
with pleasure! (indicating agreement)
easy to handle
shuō xiào
to chat and laugh
to crack jokes
to banter
xiā shuō
to talk drivel
to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact
not to know what one is talking about
shuō huǎng
to lie
to tell an untruth
shuō míng shū
(technical) manual
(book of) directions
synopsis (of a play or film)
specification (patent)
CL:本[ben3]
àn shuō
in the ordinary course of events
ordinarily
normally
shuō dào
to state
to say (the quoted words)
shuō dao
to discuss
reason (behind sth)
bù hǎo shuō
hard to say
unpleasant to say
can't be sure
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