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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
说 shuō	说 \| 说* \| *说	to speak / to say / to explain / to scold / to tell off / a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說｜日心说 heliocentric theory)	說 HSK 1


说话 shuōhuà	说话 \| 说话* \| *说话	to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word	說話 HSK 2


说明 shuōmíng	说明 \| 说明* \| *说明	to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL: 個｜个	說明 HSK 4


小说 xiǎoshuō	小说 \| 小说* \| *小说	novel / fiction / CL: 本, 部	小說 HSK 4


传说 chuánshuō	传说 \| 传说* \| *传说	legend / folklore / to repeat from mouth to mouth / they say that...	傳說 HSK 5


据说 jùshuō	据说 \| 据说* \| *据说	it is said that / reportedly	據說 HSK 5


说不定 shuōbudìng	说不定 \| 说不定* \| *说不定	can't say for sure / maybe	說不定 HSK 5


胡说 húshuō	胡说 \| 胡说* \| *胡说	to talk nonsense / drivel	胡說 HSK 5


学说 xuéshuō	学说 \| 学说* \| *学说	theory / doctrine	學說 HSK 6


说 shuì	说 \| 说* \| *说	to persuade	說


解说 jiěshuō	解说 \| 解说* \| *解说	to explain / to comment	解說


说法 shuōfǎ	说法 \| 说法* \| *说法	to expound Buddhist teachings	說法


说法 shuōfa	说法 \| 说法* \| *说法	way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation	說法


听说 tīngshuō	听说 \| 听说* \| *听说	to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) / hearsay / listening and speaking	聽說


说明书 shuōmíngshū	说明书 \| 说明书* \| *说明书	(technical) manual / (book of) directions / synopsis (of a play or film) / specification (patent) / CL: 本	說明書


就是说 jiùshìshuō	就是说 \| 就是说* \| *就是说	in other words / that is	就是說


也就是说 yějiùshìshuō	也就是说 \| 也就是说* \| *也就是说	in other words / that is to say / so / thus	也就是說


一说 yīshuō	一说 \| 一说* \| *一说	an expression of opinion / according to some	一說


一般来说 yībānláishuō	一般来说 \| 一般来说* \| *一般来说	generally speaking	一般來說


要说 yàoshuō	要说 \| 要说* \| *要说	as for / when it comes to	要說


说出 shuōchū	说出 \| 说出* \| *说出	to speak out / to declare (one's view)	說出


言情小说 yánqíngxiǎoshuō	言情小说 \| 言情小说* \| *言情小说	romantic fiction	言情小說


说好 shuōhǎo	说好 \| 说好* \| *说好	to come to an agreement / to complete negotiations	說好


说说 shuōshuo	说说 \| 说说* \| *说说	to say sth	說說


说实话 shuōshíhuà	说实话 \| 说实话* \| *说实话	to speak the truth / truth to tell / frankly	說實話


说道 shuōdào	说道 \| 说道* \| *说道	to state / to say (the quoted words)	說道


说道 shuōdao	说道 \| 说道* \| *说道	to discuss / reason (behind sth)	說道


虽说 suīshuō	虽说 \| 虽说* \| *虽说	though / although	雖說


话说 huàshuō	话说 \| 话说* \| *话说	It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) / to discuss / to recount	話說


短篇小说 duǎnpiānxiǎoshuō	短篇小说 \| 短篇小说* \| *短篇小说	short story	短篇小說


俗话说 súhuàshuō	俗话说 \| 俗话说* \| *俗话说	as the proverb says / as they say...	俗話說


再说 zàishuō	再说 \| 再说* \| *再说	to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides	再說


说中 shuōzhòng	说中 \| 说中* \| *说中	to hit the nail on the head / to predict correctly	說中


说到 shuōdào	说到 \| 说到* \| *说到	to talk about / to mention / (preposition) as for	說到


演说 yǎnshuō	演说 \| 演说* \| *演说	speech / to deliver a speech	演說


说服 shuōfú	说服 \| 说服* \| *说服	to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]	說服


说起 shuōqǐ	说起 \| 说起* \| *说起	to mention / to bring up (a subject) / with regard to / as for	說起


招股说明书 zhāogǔshuōmíngshū	招股说明书 \| 招股说明书* \| *招股说明书	prospectus	招股說明書


劝说 quànshuō	劝说 \| 劝说* \| *劝说	to persuade / persuasion / to advise	勸說


说唱 shuōchàng	说唱 \| 说唱* \| *说唱	speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞｜弹词 and 相聲｜相声 / (music) rapping	說唱


说谎 shuōhuǎng	说谎 \| 说谎* \| *说谎	to lie / to tell an untruth	說謊


小说家 Xiǎoshuōjiā	小说家 \| 小说家* \| *小说家	School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家｜诸子百家 during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)	小說家


小说家 xiǎoshuōjiā	小说家 \| 小说家* \| *小说家	novelist	小說家


不好说 bùhǎoshuō	不好说 \| 不好说* \| *不好说	hard to say / unpleasant to say / can't be sure	不好說


谈天说地 tántiānshuōdì	谈天说地 \| 谈天说地* \| *谈天说地	to talk endlessly / talking of anything under the sun	談天說地


具体说明 jùtǐshuōmíng	具体说明 \| 具体说明* \| *具体说明	explicit explanation / to specify	具體說明


色情小说 sèqíngxiǎoshuō	色情小说 \| 色情小说* \| *色情小说	pornographic novel / dirty book	色情小說


怎么说呢 zěnmeshuōne	怎么说呢 \| 怎么说呢* \| *怎么说呢	Why is that? / How come?	怎麼說呢


科幻小说 kēhuànxiǎoshuō	科幻小说 \| 科幻小说* \| *科幻小说	science fiction novel	科幻小說


总的来说 zǒngdeláishuō	总的来说 \| 总的来说* \| *总的来说	generally speaking / to sum up / in summary / in short	總的來說


说明会 shuōmínghuì	说明会 \| 说明会* \| *说明会	information meeting	說明會


胡说八道 húshuōbādào	胡说八道 \| 胡说八道* \| *胡说八道	to talk rubbish	胡說八道


说不出 shuōbuchū	说不出 \| 说不出* \| *说不出	unable to say	說不出


好说 hǎoshuō	好说 \| 好说* \| *好说	easy to deal with / not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me	好說


对我来说 duìwǒláishuō	对我来说 \| 对我来说* \| *对我来说	as far as I'm concerned	對我來說


诉说 sùshuō	诉说 \| 诉说* \| *诉说	to recount / to tell of / to relate / (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)	訴說


实话实说 shíhuàshíshuō	实话实说 \| 实话实说* \| *实话实说	to tell the truth / to tell it as it is	實話實說


换句话说 huànjùhuàshuō	换句话说 \| 换句话说* \| *换句话说	in other words	換句話說


不用说 bùyòngshuō	不用说 \| 不用说* \| *不用说	needless to say / it goes without saying	不用說


说不准 shuōbùzhǔn	说不准 \| 说不准* \| *说不准	unable to say / can't say precisely	說不準


无话可说 wúhuàkěshuō	无话可说 \| 无话可说* \| *无话可说	to have nothing to say (idiom)	無話可說


说笑 shuōxiào	说笑 \| 说笑* \| *说笑	to chat and laugh / to crack jokes / to banter	說笑


述说 shùshuō	述说 \| 述说* \| *述说	to recount / to narrate / to give an account of	述說


声说 shēngshuō	声说 \| 声说* \| *声说	to narrate	聲說


见说 jiànshuō	见说 \| 见说* \| *见说	to hear what was said	見說


说不通 shuōbùtōng	说不通 \| 说不通* \| *说不通	it does not make sense	說不通


说死 shuōsǐ	说死 \| 说死* \| *说死	to say definitely / to commit (to a proposition)	說死


说文解字 Shuōwén Jiězì	说文解字 \| 说文解字* \| *说文解字	Shuowen Jiezi, the original Han dynasty Chinese character dictionary with 10,516 entries, authored by Xu Shen 許慎｜许慎 in 2nd century	說文解字


日心说 rìxīnshuō	日心说 \| 日心说* \| *日心说	heliocentric theory / the theory that the sun is at the center of the universe	日心說


说不出话来 shuōbùchūhuàlái	说不出话来 \| 说不出话来* \| *说不出话来	speechless	說不出話來


民间传说 mínjiānchuánshuō	民间传说 \| 民间传说* \| *民间传说	popular tradition / folk legend	民間傳說


严格来说 yángéláishuō	严格来说 \| 严格来说* \| *严格来说	strictly speaking	嚴格來說


说服力 shuōfúlì	说服力 \| 说服力* \| *说服力	persuasiveness	說服力


假说 jiǎshuō	假说 \| 假说* \| *假说	hypothesis	假說


推理小说 tuīlǐxiǎoshuō	推理小说 \| 推理小说* \| *推理小说	murder mystery (novel) / whodunit	推理小說


说了算 shuōlesuàn	说了算 \| 说了算* \| *说了算	to have the final say / to be the one in charge	說了算


细说 xìshuō	细说 \| 细说* \| *细说	to tell in detail	細說


武侠小说 wǔxiáxiǎoshuō	武侠小说 \| 武侠小说* \| *武侠小说	a martial arts (wuxia) novel	武俠小說


有说有笑 yǒushuōyǒuxiào	有说有笑 \| 有说有笑* \| *有说有笑	talking and laughing / to jest / cheerful and lively	有說有笑


且不说 qiěbùshuō	且不说 \| 且不说* \| *且不说	not to mention / leaving aside	且不說


说白了 shuōbáile	说白了 \| 说白了* \| *说白了	to speak frankly	說白了


比方说 bǐfangshuō	比方说 \| 比方说* \| *比方说	for example / for instance	比方說


自不必说 zìbùbìshuō	自不必说 \| 自不必说* \| *自不必说	to not need dwell on (idiom)	自不必說


说说而已 shuōshuō'éryǐ	说说而已 \| 说说而已* \| *说说而已	nothing serious / just hot air	說說而已


说不上 shuōbushàng	说不上 \| 说不上* \| *说不上	to be unable to say or tell / to not be worth mentioning	說不上


说到底 shuōdàodǐ	说到底 \| 说到底* \| *说到底	in the final analysis / in the end	說到底


长篇小说 chángpiānxiǎoshuō	长篇小说 \| 长篇小说* \| *长篇小说	novel	長篇小說


说文 Shuōwén	说文 \| 说文* \| *说文	see 說文解字｜说文解字	說文


说书 shuōshū	说书 \| 说书* \| *说书	folk art consisting of storytelling to music	說書


现身说法 xiànshēnshuōfǎ	现身说法 \| 现身说法* \| *现身说法	to talk from one's personal experience / to use oneself as an example	現身說法


没的说 méideshuō	没的说 \| 没的说* \| *没的说	see 沒說的｜没说的	沒的說


道听途说 dàotīngtúshuō	道听途说 \| 道听途说* \| *道听途说	gossip / hearsay / rumor	道聽途說


说得上 shuōdeshàng	说得上 \| 说得上* \| *说得上	can be counted or regarded as / to be able to tell or answer / to deserve mention	說得上


中篇小说 zhōngpiānxiǎoshuō	中篇小说 \| 中篇小说* \| *中篇小说	novella	中篇小說


一般说来 yībānshuōlái	一般说来 \| 一般说来* \| *一般说来	generally speaking / in general	一般說來


小小说 xiǎoxiǎoshuō	小小说 \| 小小说* \| *小小说	flash fiction	小小說


痴人说梦 chīrénshuōmèng	痴人说梦 \| 痴人说梦* \| *痴人说梦	lunatic ravings / nonsense / pipe dream	痴人說夢


简单地说 jiǎndāndeshuō	简单地说 \| 简单地说* \| *简单地说	to put it simply / simply put	簡單地說


说也奇怪 shuōyěqíguài	说也奇怪 \| 说也奇怪* \| *说也奇怪	strangely enough / oddly enough / strange to say	說也奇怪


说破 shuōpò	说破 \| 说破* \| *说破	to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc) / to reveal	說破

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