shuō
说
to speak / say
HSK 3.0 · 1
01 · Write
Watch it written
02 · Stroke order
Stroke order
Loading stroke data…
Print a practice sheet
03 · Details
Meaning, words & where you learn it
Taught in your lessons 课程
学校与工作Lesson 5 · School & Work
vocab
看病Lesson 21 · Seeing a Doctor
考试Lesson 22 · Exams & Study
生日快乐Lesson 23 · Happy Birthday
我的一天HSK 3.0 · Lesson 11 · My Day
看病HSK 3.0 · Lesson 14 · Seeing a Doctor
我的爱好HSK 3.0 · Lesson 15 · My Hobbies
请进HSK 3.0 · Lesson 17 · Come In!
vocab
放假了HSK 3.0 · Lesson 19 · Holidays Are Here
Words with 说
说话 shuō huà
to speak; to say
HSK 1
说明 shuō míng
to explain; to illustrate
HSK 2
听说 tīng shuō
to hear (sth said); one hears (that)
HSK 2
小说 xiǎo shuō
novel; fiction
HSK 2
比如说 bǐ rú shuō
for example
HSK 2
传说 chuán shuō
legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
HSK 3
据说 jù shuō
it is said that; reportedly
HSK 3
说不定 shuō bu dìng
can't say for sure; maybe
HSK 4
说服 shuō fú
to persuade; to convince
HSK 4
一般来说 yī bān lái shuō
generally speaking
HSK 4
说法 shuō fǎ
to expound Buddhist teachings
HSK 5
说实话 shuō shí huà
to speak the truth; truth to tell
HSK 6
Examples from your lessons
- 你会说汉语吗？ Can you speak Chinese? Lesson 5
- 我会说一点儿汉语。 I can speak a little Chinese. Lesson 5
- 你会说汉语吗？ Can you speak Chinese? Lesson 5
- 会，但是我说得不太好。 Yes, but I don't speak it very well. Lesson 5
- 医生怎么说？ What did the doctor say? Lesson 21
- 医生说我太累了，让我多休息。 The doctor said I'm too tired and told me to rest more. Lesson 21
Character facts
Pictophonetic: speech