⇒ 传说几百年前,这儿是一片海。 Chuánshuō jǐ bǎi nián qián, zhèr shì yī piàn hǎi. → People say that several hundred years ago this was all ocean. ⇒ 传说他10年前就去了海外。 Chuánshuō tā shí nián qián jiù qùle hǎiwài. → It is said that he went abroad ten years ago.
劝说
persuade ⇒ 他们劝说我们去青岛度假。 Tāmen quànshuō wǒmen qù Qīngdǎo dùjià. → They persuaded us to go on holiday to Qingdao.
听说
hear ( pt , pp heard ) ⇒ 我听说他结婚了。 Wǒ tīngshuō tā jiéhūn le. → I've heard that he's got married.
好说
( 没问题 ) be fine ⇒ 你只要把钱交了,其他的事都好说。 Nǐ zhǐyào bǎ qián jiāo le, qítā de shì dōu hǎoshuō. → Just pay the fee — don't worry about the rest.
学说
theory
小说
novel
据说
be said ⇒ 据说他已定居美国。 Jùshuō tā yǐ dìngjū Měiguó. → It is said that he's already settled in America.
数说
( 列举 ) list
游说
lobby
演说
make a speech
胡说
talk nonsense
解说
explain
评说
evaluate
诉说
tell ( pt , pp told )
说书
give a storytelling performance
说合
( 指亲事 ) bring ... together ( pt , pp brought )
说和
mediate
说唱
( 曲艺 ) a form of popular entertainment consisting mostly of singing and comic dialogue
说媒
act as matchmaker
说客
persuasive talker
说情
plead for
说教
preach
说明
( 解释明白 ) explain
说服
persuade
说法
( 措辞 ) version
说理
argue ⇒ 这篇论文说理充分,论证严谨。 Zhè piān lùnwén shuōlǐ chōngfèn, lùnzhèng yánjǐn. → This essay is well argued and precisely reasoned.
说笑
joke around
说话
( 用语言表达意思 ) talk
述说
give an account ( pt gave ) , pp given ⇒ 他述说着昨晚发生的事情。 Tā shùshuō zhe zuówǎn fāshēng de shìqing. → He gave an account of yesterday evening's incident.
难说
be hard to say ⇒ 他来不来还难说。 Tā lái bù lái hái nánshuō. → It's hard to say if he'll come or not.
说闲话
gossip
现身说法
cite one's own experience
痴人说梦
unrealistic expectation
自圆其说
justify oneself
说一不二
be a man of one's word ⇒ 我们的女老板说一不二。 Wǒmen de nǚ lǎobǎn shuō yī bù èr. → Our boss is a woman of her word.
说三道四
gossip
说长道短
criticize
道听途说
hearsay
长篇小说
full-length novel
长话短说
cut a long story short ⇒ 时间有限, 我们就长话短说。 Shíjiān yǒuxiàn, wǒmen jiù cháng huà duǎn shuō. → There's not much time, so we'll keep it brief.
English translation of '说'
说 (說)
(shuō)
动
(= 用语言表达意思) say (pt, pp said)
⇒ 他说他不来了。 (Tā shuō tā bù lái le.) He said he wouldn't come.
(= 解释) explain
(= 责备) tell ... off (pt, pp told)
⇒ 衣服弄得这么脏,看你妈妈不说你。 (Yīfu nòngde zhème zāng, kàn nǐ māma bù shuō nǐ.) Your mum will give you such a telling-off for getting your clothes so dirty.
see also说(說) (shuì)
表示"说"最常用的词汇是 say。请注意,在使用动词 say 时,如果想要表示说话的对象,应该使用介词 to。 `What did she say you?' 是错误的用法。 `What did she say to you?' 则是正确的表达。表示告知某人某事用 tell。 The manufacturer told me that the product did not contain corn. 然而,动词 tell 通常带直接宾语,表示说话的对象。 He told Alison he was suffering from leukaemia ... What did she tell you?`What did she tell to you?' 是错误的用法。tell 可以和带 to 的动词不定式连用,表示命令或指示。 My mother told me to shut up and eat my dinner.