说

Meaningshuō(verb, vocab.word.pos.g)

to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine

Examples

• 你会说汉语吗？

  nǐ huì shuō hàn yǔ ma?

  Can you speak Chinese?

• 请再说一遍。

  qǐng zài shuō yí biàn.

  Please say it again.

• 老师说明天不上课。

  lǎo shī shuō míng tiān bú shàng kè.

  The teacher said there's no class tomorrow.

Easily confused

• 讲 — 讲 leans toward telling or explaining (讲故事, 讲课); 说 is more general.

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Meaningshuì(verb, vocab.word.pos.g)

to persuade

Examples

• 他到处游说，希望大家支持他的计划。

  tā dào chù yóu shuì, xī wàng dà jiā zhī chí tā de jì huà.

  He lobbied everywhere, hoping people would back his plan.

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