说 (說) shuō

1. shuō verb to say; said; to speak; to talk; speaks
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense 说 means the same as 告诉. 说 is used in this sense in both modern and literary Chinese (ABC 'shuō' v 1; GHC '说' 2; Kroll 2015 '說' 1; NCCED '说' 1). For example, 她低声的说 'She said in a low voice.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 176)
2. yuè verb to relax; to enjoy; to be delighted
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHC '说' 8; Kroll 2015 '說' yuè)
3. shuì verb to persuade
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 劝说 or 说服 (GHC '说' 5; Kroll 2015 '說' shuì; NCCED '说' 5)
4. shuō verb to teach; to recite; to explain
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 解释 or 说明 (ABC 'shuō' v 2; GHC '说' 1; Kroll 2015 '說' 2; NCCED '说' 2) Etymology: 說，釋也。从言、兌。一曰談說。(Shuo Wen) to explain, from 言 with duì 兑 as phonetic (Norman 1988, p. 69)
5. shuō noun a doctrine; a theory
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 学说 (ABC 'shuō' bf; GHC '说' 1; Kroll 2015 '說' 3; NCCED '说' 3)
6. shuō verb to claim; to assert
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHC '说' 4; Kroll 2015 '說' 3)
7. shuō noun allocution
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHC '说' 5; Kroll 2015 '說' 4)
8. shuō verb to criticize; to scold
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC 'shuō' v 3; NCCED '说' 4)
9. shuō verb to indicate; to refer to
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC 'shuō' v 4; NCCED '说' 6)

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• 总的来说(總的來說) generally speaking
• 举例来说(舉例來說) for example
• 自圆其说(自圓其說) to make a story or theory consistent; to give a plausible explanation
• 说溜嘴(說溜嘴) to make a slip of the tongue
• 说明(說明) to explain ; explanation; directions; caption
• 游说团体(游說團體) lobby group
• 极短篇小说(極短篇小說) flash fiction
• 戏说(戲說) dramatic form consisting of historical narration; history as jocular narrative; to stretch history for a joking story
• 辩说(辯說) to debate; to argue
• 说到做到(說到做到) to be as good as one's word; to keep one's promise
• 一般来说(一般來說) generally speaking
• 游说团(游說團) lobby group
• 严格来说(嚴格來說) strictly speaking
• 称说(稱說) to declare; to state; to call; to name
• 说定(說定) to agree on; to settle on
• 说话不当话(說話不當話) to fail to keep to one's word; to break a promise
• 且不说(且不說) not to mention; leaving aside
• 俗话说(俗話說) as the proverb says; as they say...
• 再说(再說) to talk about it later ; what's more; besides ; to say again
• 说起(說起) to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for
• 影射小说(影射小說) roman à clef
• 什么好说(什麼好說) pertinent to say
• 不说自明(不說自明) self-explanatory; self-evident
• 说服(說服) to persuade; to convince
• 说楔子敷陈(說楔子敷陳) an prologue to the story
• 不好说(不好說) hard to say; unpleasant to say; can't be sure
• 说一不二(說一不二) to say one and mean just that; to keep one's word
• 诉说(訴說) to recount; to tell of; to relate; (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)
• 说好(說好) to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations
• 公说公有理，婆说婆有理(公說公有理，婆說婆有理) both sides claim they're right
• 讲经说法(講經說法) to teach the scriptures and expound Buddha Dharma
• 瞎说(瞎說) to talk blindly
• 假说(假說) a hypothesis
• 说法(說法) a statement; wording ; a opinion; view; understanding ; words from the heart
• 空口说白话(空口說白話) to make empty promises
• 说废话(說廢話) to talk nonsense; to bullshit
• 说嘴(說嘴) to boast
• 小小说(小小說) flash fiction
• 命不可说(命不可說) fate cannot be foretold
• 说中(說中) to hit the nail on the head; to predict correctly
• 也就是说(也就是說) in other words; that is to say; so; thus
• 说曹操曹操就到(說曹操曹操就到) speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives; speak of the devil and he doth appear
• 慢说(慢說) not to mention ... (i.e. in addition to sth)
• 有话要说(有話要說) to speak one's mind
• 说葡萄酸(說葡萄酸) sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them

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推理小说 、 白蛇传说 、 章回小说 、 说文解字 、 把猫说成虎 、 小说集

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• 第二回 Chapter 63 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 109
• 第二回 Chapter 60 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 104
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• 第二回 Chapter 67 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 90
• 第二回 Chapter 28 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 89
• 第二回 Chapter 103 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 87

Collocations

• 公说 (公說) 公說 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 10
• 子说 (子說) 宣子說之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 8
• 御说 (禦說) 既而聞之曰公子禦說之辭也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 5
• 可说 (可說) 猶可說也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧氓 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Mang — count: 3
• 侯说 (侯說) 晉侯說之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 3
• 说骖 (說驂) 使子貢說驂而賻之 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《檀弓上》 Tan Gong I — count: 3
• 说甲 (說甲) 說甲于公 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
• 说子 (說子) 唯寡人說子之言 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 3
• 句说 (句說) 这句说 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧氓 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Mang — count: 3
• 说卒 (說卒) 宋公御說卒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 3