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July 18, 2026

HSK 1Word 20 of 30

shuō

to speak; to say; to tell

Verb (动词)

Character Breakdown

shuō

to speak — left side is 讠(言), the speech/word radical; right side is 兑 (exchange, phonetic)

Example Sentences

他说中文说得很好。

Tā shuō zhōngwén shuō de hěn hǎo.

He speaks Chinese very well.

你说什么?

Nǐ shuō shénme?

What did you say?

老师说明天考试。

Lǎoshī shuō míngtiān kǎoshì.

The teacher said there is a test tomorrow.

Related Words

说话

shuōhuà

to speak; to talk

说明

shuōmíng

to explain; instructions

听说

tīngshuō

to hear that; I've heard that

小说

xiǎoshuō

novel; fiction

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