Word: 说 (shuō) to speak; to explain

These are the example sentences using 说 in the sense to speak; to explain. Every sentence using 说 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Traditional: 說

Example sentences using 说 in this sense

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不知作者在说什么。

Bùzhī zuòzhě zài shuō shénme.

It is not clear what the writer is trying to say.
不要相信他说的话。

Búyào xiāngxìn tā shuō dehuà.

Don't believe what he says.
不要相信她说的话。

Búyào xiāngxìn tā shuō dehuà.

Don't believe what she says.
人们是这样说的。

Rénmen shì zhèyàng shuō de.

So they say.
他一天也没跟我说一句话。

Tā yì tiān yě méi gēn wǒ shuō yíjù huà.

He didn't say a word to me all day.
他不知道说什么好。

Tā bù zhīdào shuō shénme hǎo.

He did not know what to say.
他们在说什么？

Tāmen zài shuō shénme?

What are they saying?
他们说了些什么？

Tāmen shuōle xiē shénme?

What did they say?
他们说了什么，我并不注意。

Tāmen shuōle shénme, wǒ bìng bú zhùyì.

I didn't pay attention to what they were saying.
他们说他们不会再回来了。

Tāmen shuō tāmen búhuì zài huílaile.

They say that they won't come back.
他们说他们见过你好几次。

Tāmen shuō tāmen jiànguò nǐ hǎo jǐcì.

They say they've met you several times.
他们说他再也不会回来了。

Tāmen shuō tā zàiyě búhuì huílaile.

They say that he will never return.
他们说他死了两年了。

Tāmen shuō tā sǐle liǎng nián le.

They say that he has been dead for two years.
他们说他永远不会回来。

Tāmen shuō tā yǒngyuǎn búhuì huílai.

They say that he will never return.
他们说喜欢做那件事。

Tāmen shuō xǐhuan zuò nà jiàn shì.

They say that they like doing that.
他们说天气会很热。

Tāmen shuō tiānqì huì hěn rè.

They say it will be very hot.
他们说我是老女人。

Tāmen shuō wǒ shì lǎo nǚrén.

They say that I'm an old woman.
他告诉我什么时候该说是。

Tā gàosu wǒ shénme shíhou gāi shuō shì.

He told me when to say yes.
他在信上说什么？

Tā zài xìn shàng shuō shénme?

What does he say in his letter?
他对你说了些什么？

Tā duì nǐ shuōle xiē shénme?

What did he say to you?
他没说一句话就离开了。

Tā méi shuō yíjù huà jiù líkāile.

He went away without saying a word.
他说了什么？

Tā shuōle shénme?

What did he say?
他说他不会来。

Tā shuō tā búhuì lái.

He says he won't come.
他说他什么时候会来？

Tā shuō tā shénme shíhou huì lái?

When did he say he would come?
他说他会继续那样做。

Tā shuō tā huì jìxù nàyàng zuò.

He says he'll keep doing that.
他说他认识她。

Tā shuō tā rènshi tā.

He says he knows her.
他说他赢了。

Tā shuō tā yíngle.

He says he's won.
他说永远都不亲她。

Tā shuō yǒngyuǎn dōu bù qīn tā.

He says he'd never kiss her.
他说的东西笑死我了。

Tā shuō de dōngxi xiào sǐ wǒ le.

I almost die laughing at the things he says.
他说的我还是没有全部理解。

Tā shuō de wǒ háishi méiyǒu quánbù lǐjiě.

I still don't understand everything he says.
他说的话有一定的道理。

Tā shuō dehuà yǒu yídìng de dàoli.

There is a certain amount of truth in what he's saying.
他说的话根本毫无意义。

Tā shuō dehuà gēnběn háowú yìyì.

What he says makes no sense at all.
他说的话非常重要。

Tā shuō dehuà fēicháng zhòngyào.

What he says is very important.
他还说了什么？

Tā hái shuōle shénme?

What else did he say?
他这么说很奇怪。

Tā zhème shuō hěn qíguài.

It is strange that he should say so.
但如果他说不呢？

Dàn rúguǒ tā shuō bù ne?

But what if he says no?
你不能这么说。

Nǐ bùnéng zhème shuō.

You can't say that.
你为什么这么说？

Nǐ wèishénme zhème shuō?

Why did you say it like this?
你什么也没说！

Nǐ shénme yě méi shuō!

You didn't say anything!
你以前不是这样说的。

Nǐ yǐqián bú shì zhèyàng shuō de.

You did not say so.
你们明白他想说些什么吗？

Nǐmen míngbai tā xiǎng shuō xiē shénme ma?

Can you make out what he is trying to say?
你们说了要参加会议了吗？

Nǐmen shuōle yào cānjiā huìyì le ma?

Did you say you wanted to participate in the meeting?
你会说简单的英语吗？

Nǐ huì shuō jiǎndān de Yīngyǔ ma?

Could you say that in plain English?
你刚才在说啥？

Nǐ gāngcái zài shuō shá?

What did you just say?
你只要说句话，我就走。

Nǐ zhǐyào shuō jù huà, wǒ jiù zǒu.

All you have to do is say the word, and I'll leave.
你可以说你想说的话。

Nǐ kěyǐ shuō nǐ xiǎng shuō dehuà.

You can say whatever you want to.
你可以这么说。

Nǐ kěyǐ zhème shuō.

You could say that.
你在听我说吗？

Nǐ zài tīng wǒ shuō ma?

Do you hear what I'm saying?
你在说什么？

Nǐ zài shuō shénme?

What're you saying?
你实际上想说什么？

Nǐ shíjìshàng xiǎng shuō shénme?

What do you really want to say?
你应该多注意他说的话。

Nǐ yīnggāi duō zhùyì tā shuō dehuà.

You should pay more attention to what he says.
你应该更注意你说的话。

Nǐ yīnggāi gèng zhùyì nǐ shuō dehuà.

You should pay more attention to what you say.
你得注意他说的话。

Nǐ děi zhùyì tā shuō dehuà.

You should pay attention to what he says.
你怎么什么话也没说？

Nǐ zěnme shénme huà yě méi shuō?

How come you didn't say anything?
你怎么敢那么说。

Nǐ zěnme gǎn nàme shuō.

How dare you say that!
你怎么没说过呢？

Nǐ zěnme méi shuōguò ne?

How come you didn't say?
你怎么能那么说？

Nǐ zěnme néng nàme shuō?

How can you say that?
你怎么说……？

Nǐ zěnme shuō……?

How do you say...?
你想对我说什么？

Nǐ xiǎng duì wǒ shuō shénme?

What do you mean to say to me?
你想怎么说就说吧。

Nǐ xiǎng zěnme shuō jiù shuō ba.

Just say what you want to say.
你想说就说。

Nǐ xiǎng shuō jiù shuō.

If you have something to say, just say it.
你想跟我说什么？

Nǐ xiǎng gēn wǒ shuō shénme?

What do you mean to say to me?
你无法说“不”。

Nǐ wúfǎ shuō“bù”.

You can't say no.
你明白他想说些什么吗？

Nǐ míngbai tā xiǎng shuō xiē shénme ma?

Can you make out what he is trying to say?
你是说你放弃了吗？

Nǐ shì shuō nǐ fàngqìle ma?

Are you saying that you give up?
你有很好的理由这样说。

Nǐ yǒu hěn hǎo de lǐyóu zhèyàng shuō.

You have every reason to say so.
你真的是想那么说吗？

Nǐ zhēnde shì xiǎng nàme shuō ma?

Did you really mean to say that?
你经常对我说这个。

Nǐ jīngcháng duì wǒ shuō zhège.

You say this to me a lot.
你能不说了吗？

Nǐ néng bù shuōle ma?

Could you stop saying that?
你要是有什么想说的话，就说嘛。

Nǐ yàoshi yǒu shénme xiǎng shuō dehuà, jiù shuō ma.

If you've got something to say, say it.
你说一套做一套。

Nǐ shuō yítào zuò yítào.

You say one thing and then act just the opposite.
你说你叫什么名字？

Nǐ shuō nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

What did you say your name was?
你说得完全正确。

Nǐ shuō de wánquán zhèngquè.

All that you say is perfectly correct.
你说有几个？

Nǐ shuō yǒu jǐ ge?

How many did you say there were?
你说的没有意义。

Nǐ shuō de méiyǒu yìyì.

What you are saying does not make sense.
你说的话没有道理。

Nǐ shuō dehuà méiyǒu dàoli.

What you are saying does not make sense.
你说这个干嘛？

Nǐ shuō zhège gànmá?

What did you say that for?
你还有什么想说的？

Nǐ háiyǒu shénme xiǎng shuō de?

Is there anything else you want to say?
医生对你说了什么？

Yìshēng duì nǐ shuōle shénme?

What did the doctor say to you?
只有她们自己明白她们在说什么。

Zhǐyǒu tāmen zìjǐ míngbai tāmen zài shuō shénme.

Only they themselves understand what they say.
可以这样说，但是太不文明了。

Kěyǐ zhèyàng shuō, dànshì tài bù wénmíng le.

You could say it that way, but it's quite vulgar.
大家都说他是个好人。

Dàjiā dōu shuō tā shì gè hǎo rén.

Everyone says that he's a good man.
她一个字都没对我说。

Tā yí gè zì dōu méi duì wǒ shuō.

She didn't say even one word to me.
她不知道该和他说些什么。

Tā bù zhīdào gāi hé tā shuō xiē shénme.

She didn't know what to say to him.
她什么也没说！

Tā shénme yě méi shuō!

She didn't say anything!
她们在说什么？

Tāmen zài shuō shénme?

What are they saying?
她有可能这么说。

Tā yǒu kěnéng zhème shuō.

She may well say so.
她没说她为什么那么做。

Tā méi shuō tā wèishénme nàme zuò.

She didn't say why she did that.
她的样子在说她爱你。

Tā de yàngzi zài shuō tā ài nǐ.

Her look says that she loves you.
她相信他说的任何事。

Tā xiāngxìn tā shuō de rènhé shì.

She believes whatever he says.
她说了什么？

Tā shuōle shénme?

What did she say?
她说你会带一些朋友过来。

Tā shuō nǐ huì dài yìxiē péngyou guòlái.

She says you'll bring some friends along.
她说她会等我们的。

Tā shuō tā huì děng wǒmen de.

She says she'll wait for us.
她说很满意她的生活。

Tā shuō hěn mǎnyì tā de shēnghuó.

She says that she is content with her life.
她说的每句话都是事实。

Tā shuō de měi jù huà dōu shì shìshí.

Whatever she says is true.
如果没鱼了您会说什么？

Rúguǒ méi yú le nín huì shuō shénme?

What would you say if there weren't any more fish?
妈妈说我说话太快。

Māma shuō wǒ shuōhuà tài kuài.

Mum says that I speak too fast.
它跟你说的完全一样。

Tā gēn nǐ shuō de wánquán yíyàng.

It's exactly as you say it is.
对，我就是想那么说。

Duì, wǒ jiùshì xiǎng nàme shuō.

Yes, I did mean to say that.
对此你有什么想说的吗？

Duì cǐ nǐ yǒu shénme xiǎng shuō de ma?

What do you have to say about that?