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| Pronunciation |
: |
shuō |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- say; speak; talk;. (v)
- explain. (v)
- scold. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
讠 |
| Strokes |
: |
9 |
| Traditional |
: |
說 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
78.4% |
| Notes |
: |
also as yuè, shuì |
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Sentences:
| 1. Do you speak English? |
| nǐ |
huì |
shuō |
yīng |
yǔ |
ma |
？ |
| 你 |
会 |
说 |
英 |
语 |
吗 |
？ |
|
|
|
|
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 会 |
: |
be able to |
| 说 |
: |
speak, say |
| 英语 |
: |
English |
| 吗 |
: |
(particle) used at the end of a question |
|
| 2. What you say is quite true. |
| nǐ |
shuō |
de |
hěn |
duì |
。 |
| 你 |
说 |
得 |
很 |
对 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 说 |
: |
say |
| 得 |
: |
(particle) used to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree |
| 很 |
: |
very, quite |
| 对 |
: |
true, correct |
|
| 3. His father gave him a scolding |
| tā |
fù |
qīn |
shuō |
le |
tā |
yí |
dùn |
。 |
| 他 |
父 |
亲 |
说 |
了 |
他 |
一 |
顿 |
。 |
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|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he, his |
| 父亲 |
: |
father |
| 说 |
: |
scold |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 顿 |
: |
measure word (used to indicate frequency) |
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