shuō
Radical 149 · 9 strokes

to speak; to talk; to say

HSK 1 (3.0)4 meanings#19
MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to speak; to talk; to say

    用语言表达意思yòng yǔyán biǎodá yìsi

    • Please speak Chinese.

    • She slowly revealed the secret she had been keeping in her heart.

  2. verb

    to explain; to comment

    用言语表达意思;讲话yòng yányǔ biǎodá yìsi; jiǎnghuà

    • Please share your thoughts.

    • The teacher patiently explained the solution to this problem clearly to us.

  3. verb

    to scold; to tell off

    用不满意的话责备别人yòng búmǎnyìde huà zébeì biérén

    • My mother scolded me.

    • The teacher gave him a good scolding, and he never dared to be late again after that.

  4. noun

    (bound form) theory; doctrine

    某个学派或群体所相信的观点和主张mǒu gè xuépai huò qúntǐ suǒ xiāngxìn de guāndiǎn hé zhǔzhāng

    • This theory is very interesting.

    • The theory of evolution is a doctrine proposed by Darwin.

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Speaking is using words to exchange with each other.

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