说

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Pronunciation : shuō

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Meaning :
  1. say; speak; talk;. (v)
  2. explain. (v)
  3. scold. (v)
Radical : 讠
Strokes : 9
Traditional : 說 ( Stroke Order )
Usage : 78.4%
Notes : also as yuè, shuì
Sentences:
1. Do you speak English?
nǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ ma ？
你 会 说 英 语 吗 ？

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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 。

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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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November 5th, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

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