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 fa
way of speaking
wording
formulation
one's version (of events)
statement
theory
hypothesis
interpretation
shuō fǎ
to expound Buddhist teachings
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 dao
to discuss
reason (behind sth)
shuō dào
to state
to say (the quoted words)
bù hǎo shuō
hard to say
unpleasant to say
can't be sure
tán tiān shuō dì
to talk endlessly
talking of anything under the sun
lǎo shí shuō
honestly speaking
to be frank, ...
huà shuō huí lai
returning to our main topic,...
that said,...
again,...
in this connection
in passing
nevertheless,...
anyhow
èr huà bù shuō
not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection
without demur
shuō le suàn
to have the final say
to be the one in charge
shuō qǐ
to mention
to bring up (a subject)
with regard to
as for
hái shuō
to add (in speaking)
to also say
àn lǐ shuō
it is reasonable to say that...
zǒng de lái shuō
generally speaking
to sum up
in summary
in short
sú huà shuō
as the proverb says
as they say...
shuō hǎo
to come to an agreement
to complete negotiations
jù tǐ shuō míng
explicit explanation
to specify
jiǎn dān de shuō
to put it simply
simply put
qiě bù shuō
not to mention
leaving aside
luàn shuō
to talk drivel
to make irresponsible remarks
yī bān shuō lái
generally speaking
in general
shuō bù zhǔn
unable to say
can't say precisely
yīng gāi shuō
it should be mentioned that ...
wú huà kě shuō
to have nothing to say (idiom)
Shuō wén
see 說文解字|说文解字[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4]
Xiǎo shuō Jiā
School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[Zhū zǐ Bǎi Jiā] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
shuì kè
(old) itinerant political adviser
(fig.) lobbyist
go-between
mouthpiece
also pr. [shuo1 ke4]
sè qíng xiǎo shuō
pornographic novel
dirty book
tán qíng shuō ài
to discuss passion and talk of love (idiom); to express love with terms of endearment
billing and cooing
mín jiān chuán shuō
popular tradition
folk legend
wǔ xiá xiǎo shuō
a martial arts (wuxia) novel
Shuō wén jiě zì
Shuowen, the original Han dynasty dictionary by Xu Shen 許慎|许慎
shuō dào zuò dào
to be as good as one's word (idiom)
to keep one's promise
shuō qíng
to intercede
to plead for sb else
shuō shū
folk art consisting of story-telling to music
huà yòu shuō huí lai
returning to our main topic,...
that said,...
again,...
in this connection
in passing
nevertheless,...
anyhow
néng shuō huì dào
can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
shuō fèi huà
to talk nonsense
to bullshit
shuō shuō ér yǐ
nothing serious
just hot air
zhòng shuō
various ideas
diverse opinions
fēn shuō
to explain (the difference)
tuī shuō
to plead
to claim as an excuse
zá shuō
scattered essays
various opinions
different manners of speaking
màn shuō
not to mention ... (i.e. in addition to sth)
zì bù bì shuō
to not need dwell on (idiom)
qiǎn shuō
simple introduction
primer
chéng shuō
accepted theory or formulation
zǒng tǐ shàng shuō
looking at the big picture
all in all
all things considered
shuō shí chí , nà shí kuài
(idiom) no sooner said than done
before you know it
zhù shū lì shuō
to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
shuō lái huà cháng
start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
màn shuō
not to mention ... (i.e. in addition to sth)
yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
having unspeakable bitter suffering
(often used after 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2])
shuō yī bù èr
to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
tōng sú xiǎo shuō
popular fiction
light literature
shuō de shàng
can be counted or regarded as
to be able to tell or answer
to deserve mention
zhāng huí xiǎo shuō
novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet
yóu xì shuō
theory of free play (in Kant's philosophy)
shuō tōng
to get sb to understand
to persuade
shuō fēng liáng huà
to sneer
to make cynical remarks
sarcastic talk
shuō hé
to bring together
to mediate
to arrange a deal
shuō pú tao suān
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
zhào shuō
normally
ordinarily speaking
shuō huà suàn shù
to keep one's promise
to mean what one says
shuō huà suàn huà
to do as promised
to be as good as one's word
to honor one's word
to mean what one says
shuō cháng dào duǎn
lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
yì shuō
different opinion
dissident view
absurd remark
shuō tiě
memorandum
note (i.e. written statement)
chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
rì xīn shuō
heliocentric theory
the theory that the sun is at the center of the universe
shuō Yuè quán zhuàn
"The Story of Yue Fei", biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[Yuè Fēi]
lèng shuō
to insist
to allege
to assert
Zhōng guó Xiǎo shuō Shǐ lüè
Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 鲁迅
Fù Shuō
Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding
dàn shuō wú fáng
there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
to be forced to suffer in silence
unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
guāng shuō bù zuò
all talk and no action (idiom)
to preach what one does not practice
Shuō wén jiě zì zhù
Commentary on Shuowen (1815) by Duan Yucai 段玉裁
wàng shuō
to talk irresponsibly
ridiculous presumption talk
shuō Cáo Cāo Cáo Cāo jiù dào
lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives
fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
qiǎn zé xiǎo shuō
novel of denunciation (according to Lu Xun's 鲁迅 classification)
shén mó xiǎo shuō
supernatural novel
novel of ghosts and goblins
cháng yán shuō de hǎo
as the saying goes
as they say...
Gǔ jīn xiǎo shuō
Tales old and new by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙, collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话 tales
bù dài shuō
needless to say
it goes without saying
Tài jí tú shuō
philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dun'yi 周敦頤|周敦颐, starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes
Yǐng shū Yān shuō
lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it
fig. to misinterpret the original meaning
to pile up errors
refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise"
shǎo shuō wéi jiā
Few words are best.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
bù shuō zì míng
self-explanatory
self-evident (idiom)
hún tiān shuō
geocentric theory in ancient Chinese astronomy
xì shuō jù
period costume drama (on TV)
hǎi dǐ kuò zhāng shuō
theory of seafloor spreading (geology)
héng shuō shù shuō
to explain sth over and over again
to repeat
zāi biàn shuō
catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)
zǒu zì jǐ de lù , ràng rén jiā qù shuō
Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche)
Do it my way.
kē jì jīng sǒng xiǎo shuō
techno-thriller novel
science fiction thriller
zhòng shuō fēn róu
lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ
controversial matters
hú zhōu luàn shuō
to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
shì shá shuō shá
call a spade a spade (idiom)
mài lún xué shuō
theory of Chakra in Indian yoga and Tibetan Buddhism
shuō shì yī huí shì , zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì
Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)
shuō luò
to confess
to let out the truth (colloquial)
Fēi zhōu dān yuán shuō
single origin out of Africa (current mainstream theory of human evolution)
rén shuō fēn yún
to be at loggerheads with sb (idiom)
shuō huà bù dàng huà
to fail to keep to one's word
to break a promise
shuō shì yī huí shì , ér zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì
see 說是一回事,做又是另外一回事|说是一回事,做又是另外一回事[shūo shì yī húi shì , zùo yòu shì lìng wài yī húi shì]
tiào jìn huáng hé shuō bù qīng
lit. even jumping into the Yellow River can't get you clean; fig. to become inexorably mixed up
mired in controversy
in deep trouble
shuō de guò qù
acceptable
passable
justifiable
(of a course of action) to make sense
Shuō Yuè Quán zhuàn
"The Story of Yue Fei", biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[Yue4 Fei1]
shuō shí huà
to speak the truth
truth to tell
frankly
shuō sān dào sì
to make thoughtless remarks (idiom)
to criticize
gossip
zì yuán qí shuō
to make a story or theory consistent
to give a plausible explanation
to plug the holes in one's story
zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng
it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
to be an armchair expert
to blabber on
Shuō wén Jiě zì
Shuowen Jiezi, the original Han dynasty Chinese character dictionary with 10,516 entries, authored by Xu Shen 許慎|许慎[Xu3 Shen4] in 2nd century
Shuō wén Jiě zì Zhù
Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) by Duan Yucai 段玉裁[Duan4 Yu4 cai2]
shuō shí chí , nà shí kuài
(idiom) no sooner said than done
before you know it
guān shuō
to speak for sb
to intercede for sb
to lobby illegally
cháng huà duǎn shuō
to make a long story short (idiom)
xié shuō
harmful teachings
evil doctrine
shuō cí
excuse
pretext
entreaties
arguments
shuō zhe wán r
erhua variant of 說著玩|说着玩[shuo1 zhe5 wan2]
shuō zhe wán
to say sth for fun
to be kidding
to joke around
shuō pò
to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc)
to reveal
shuō liū zuǐ
to make a slip of the tongue
chēng shuō
to declare
to state
to call
to name
chī rén shuō mèng
lunatic ravings
nonsense
pipe dream
chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
zhǐ shuō bù zuò
to be all talk and no action
Gǔ jīn Xiǎo shuō
Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2], collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话[bai2 hua4] tales published in 1620
guāng shuō bù liàn
all talk and no action (idiom)
to preach what one does not practice
same as 光說不做|光说不做[guang1 shuo1 bu4 zuo4]
xìn kǒu hú shuō
to speak without thinking
to blurt sth out
èr huà méi shuō
see 二話不說|二话不说[er4 hua4 bu4 shuo1]
Zhōng guó Xiǎo shuō Shǐ lüè
Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 鲁迅
Shì shuō Xīn yǔ
A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆[Liu2 Yi4 qing4]
Tài jí Tú shuō
philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤|周敦颐[Zhou1 Dun1 yi2], starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes
hǎo shuō dǎi shuō
to try one's very best to persuade sb (idiom)
to reason with sb in every way possible
yǒu shuō yǒu xiào
talking and laughing
to jest
cheerful and lively
dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà
not to mince words
not to beat about the bush
Xiǎo shuō jiā
School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
shí huà shí shuō
to tell the truth
to tell it as it is
yī shuō
(way of) saying (sth)
statement
argument
theory
according to one theory, interpretation etc