to speak, to say, to talk
Animated Stroke Order 说
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HSK Vocabulary: 说
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 说 is used in context
1
wǒ我
xū需
yào要
shuō说
míng明
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
de的
yuán原
yīn因
。
I need to explain the reason for this problem.
2
qǐng请
dà大
shēng声
shuō说
huà话
，
wǒ我
tīng听
bù不
qīng清
chǔ楚
。
Please speak loudly, I can't hear clearly.
3
zhè这
běn本
xiǎo小
shuō说
fēi非
cháng常
yǒu有
qù趣
。
This novel is very interesting.
4
mā妈
mā妈
zài在
shuō说
huà话
。
Mom is speaking.
5
tā他
shuō说
huà话
shēng声
yīn音
hěn很
dà大
。
He speaks in a loud voice.
6
tā她
shuō说
huà话
hěn很
yǒu有
lǐ礼
mào貌
。
She speaks very politely.
7
zhè这
shì是
yī一
běn本
xiǎo小
shuō说
。
This is a novel.
8
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huān欢
dú读
xiǎo小
shuō说
，
tè特
bié别
shì是
kē科
huàn幻
xiǎo小
shuō说
。
I like reading novels, especially science fiction novels.
9
zhè这
běn本
xiǎo小
shuō说
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
yí一
gè个
guān关
yú于
yǒu友
qíng情
hé和
chéng成
zhǎng长
de的
gù故
shì事
。
This novel tells a story about friendship and growth.
10
qǐng请
shuō说
míng明
nǐ你
de的
míng名
zì字
。
Please state your name.
Information
Traditional說
Radical讠
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#215
Zhuyinㄕㄨㄛ
Components—
UnicodeU+8BF4
CangjieIVCR
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