說

shuō

Novice Level 1 ★ Core word

Verb

說 (shuō) is a Chinese word meaning “to speak; to talk; to say”. It sits at TOCFL Level 1 (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

Stroke order

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Example

你想說什麼？

What do you want to say?

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).