Word: 说 (shuō, shuì, yuè)

一个聪明人不会说这种话。

Yí gè cōngming rén búhuì shuō zhèzhǒng huà.

A wise man would not say such a thing.

三伏天的雨,说来就来

sānfútiān de yǔ,shuō lái jiù lái

rain in the dog days: comes the moment it's mentioned

上山砍柴，过河脱鞋，到哪儿说哪儿

shàngshān kǎn chái, guòhé tuōxié, dào nǎr shuō nǎr

go up the hill to cut firewood, take off your shoes to cross a river, talk about whatever place you come to

上海人普通话说得怎么样？

Shànghǎi rén pǔtōnghuà shuō de zěnmeyàng?

What does Shanghai people's Mandarin sound like?

不好意思，你刚才说什么？

Bùhǎoyìsi, nǐ gāngcái shuō shénme?

I'm sorry, but I didn't catch what you said.

不提英语，他还会说德语和法语。

Bù tí Yīngyǔ, tā hái huì shuō Déyǔ hé Fǎyǔ.

He knows German and French, not to mention English.

不是说笑的。

Bú shì shuō xiào de.

It is no joke.

不用寒暄了，直接说事吧。

Búyòng hánxuān le, zhíjiē shuō shì ba.

No need for small talk, just get to the point.

不用忧虑，医生说没问题。

Búyòng yōulǜ, yīshēng shuō méi wèntí.

Don't worry, the doctor said it's fine.

不知作者在说什么。

Bùzhī zuòzhě zài shuō shénme.

It is not clear what the writer is trying to say.

不管怎么说，我都把文章写完了。

Bùguǎn zěnme shuō, wǒ dōu bǎ wénzhāng xiě wánle.

In any case, I've finished writing the article.

不管谁说，这个不对。

Bùguǎn shéi shuō, zhège bú duì.

Whoever said so, it is false.

不能相信她说的话。

Bùnéng xiāngxìn tā shuō de huà.

What she said can't be believed.

不要在意他说的。

Búyào zàiyì tā shuō de.

Don't worry about what he said.

不要扭曲我说的话。

Búyào niǔqū wǒ shuō de huà.

Don't twist my words around.

不要相信他说的话。

Búyào xiāngxìn tā shuō de huà.

Don't believe what he says.

不要相信她说的话。

Búyào xiāngxìn tā shuō de huà.

Don't believe what she says.

不要说日语。

Búyào shuō Rìyǔ.

Don't speak in Japanese.

不要跟他说。

Búyào gēn tā shuō.

Don't tell him.

不要这样说。

Búyào zhèyàng shuō.

Don't talk like that.

丑话说在前面

chǒuhuà shuō zài qiánmiàn

say the ugly words first

专家说，少子化会影响经济。

Zhuānjiā shuō, shǎozǐhuà huì yǐngxiǎng jīngjì.

Experts say that the declining birthrate will affect the economy.

专家说这幅字不是真迹。

Zhuānjiā shuō zhè fú zì bú shì zhēnjì.

The expert said this piece of calligraphy is not authentic.

中医常常说到阴阳平衡。

Zhōngyī chángcháng shuō dào yīnyáng pínghéng.

Traditional Chinese medicine often talks about the balance of yin and yang.

中医说正气足，就不容易生病。

Zhōngyī shuō zhèngqì zú, jiù bù róngyì shēngbìng.

Chinese medicine says that when your vital energy is strong, you don't get sick easily.

中医说脾不好会没胃口。

Zhōngyī shuō pí bù hǎo huì méi wèikǒu.

Traditional Chinese medicine says a weak spleen can leave you with no appetite.

中医说，邪入体就会生病。

Zhōngyī shuō, xié rù tǐ jiù huì shēngbìng.

Traditional Chinese medicine says that when pathogenic influences enter the body, you get sick.

主编说这篇文章还要再改一下。

Zhǔbiān shuō zhè piān wénzhāng hái yào zài gǎi yíxià.

The editor in chief said this article still needs another revision.

之后我再也没跟他说过话。

Zhīhòu wǒ zàiyě méi gēn tā shuōguò huà.

I never spoke to him after that.

书里说，万物都出自太极。

Shū lǐ shuō, wànwù dōu chūzì Tàijí.

The book says that all things come from the Supreme Ultimate.

事后才说，这是马后炮！

Shìhòu cái shuō, zhè shì mǎhòupào!

Saying it only afterwards is just hindsight!

事后才说，那是马后炮。

Shìhòu cái shuō, nà shì mǎhòupào.

Saying it only after the fact is just hindsight.

事实上，我说西班牙语。

Shìshíshàng, wǒ shuō Xībānyáyǔ.

As a matter of fact, I do speak Spanish.

人们常说没有什么比时间更重要。

Rénmen cháng shuō méiyǒu shénme bǐ shíjiān gèng zhòngyào.

It is often said that nothing is more precious than time.

人们常说生命短暂。

Rénmen cháng shuō shēngmìng duǎnzàn.

They often say that life is short.

人们是这样说的。

Rénmen shì zhèyàng shuō de.

So they say.

人们说得好，音乐是天使的话语。

Rénmen shuō de hǎo, yīnyuè shì tiānshǐ de huàyǔ.

Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

人们说爱情是盲目的。

Rénmen shuō àiqíng shì mángmù de.

They say love is blind.

人们说，狐狸比其他动物要狡猾。

Rénmen shuō, húli bǐ qítā dòngwù yào jiǎohuá.

People say that the fox is more cunning than other animals.

人们说，真正的朋友是真诚的。

Rénmen shuō, zhēnzhèng de péngyou shì zhēnchéng de.

They say a true friend is sincere.

什么时候对你来说是方便的？

Shénme shíhou duì nǐ lái shuō shì fāngbiàn de?

When will it be convenient for you?

仅仅听我们说吧。

Jǐnjǐn tīng wǒmen shuō ba.

Just listen to us.

从某种意义上来说，她也是对的。

Cóng mǒuzhǒng yìyì shànglái shuō, tā yě shì duì de.

In a sense, she is right, too.

从某种意义来说，你是对的。

Cóng mǒuzhǒng yìyì lái shuō, nǐ shì duì de.

You're right in a sense.

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.

他一定没有多考虑就说了。

Tā yídìng méiyǒu duō kǎolǜ jiù shuōle.

He must have said so without giving it much thought.

他一生气就爱说粗话。

Tā yì shēngqì jiù ài shuō cūhuà.

He tends to swear whenever he gets angry.

他一生气就爱说脏话。

Tā yì shēngqì jiù ài shuō zānghuà.

He tends to curse whenever he gets angry.

他不会英文，更不要说法语了。

Tā búhuì Yīngwén, gèng búyào shuō Fǎyǔ le.

He can't speak English, much less French.

他不会说我们的语言。

Tā búhuì shuō wǒmen de yǔyán.

He doesn't speak our language.

他不会说英语也不会说法语。

Tā búhuì shuō Yīngyǔ yě búhuì shuō Fǎyǔ.

He cannot speak English, neither can he speak French.

他不会说英语，法语就更别说了。

Tā búhuì shuō Yīngyǔ, Fǎyǔ jiù gèng biéshuō le.

He cannot speak English, much less French.

他不知道他在说什么。

Tā bù zhīdào tā zài shuō shénme.

He doesn't know what he's talking about.

他不知道说什么好。

Tā bù zhīdào shuō shénme hǎo.

He did not know what to say.

他也会说俄语。

Tā yě huì shuō Éyǔ.

He can speak Russian, too.

他什么也没说。

Tā shénme yě méi shuō.

He didn't say a word.

他什么也没说，这让她很生气。

Tā shénme yě méi shuō, zhè ràng tā hěn shēngqì.

He said nothing, which made her angry.

他们不会说韩语。

Tāmen búhuì shuō Hányǔ.

They can't speak Korean.

他们不教他们说英语。

Tāmen bù jiāo tāmen shuō Yīngyǔ.

They do not teach them to speak English.

他们告诉我他们会说两种语言。

Tāmen gàosu wǒ tāmen huì shuō liǎng zhǒng yǔyán.

They told me that they were bilingual.

他们在加拿大说法语吗？

Tāmen zài Jiānádà shuō Fǎyǔ ma?

Do they speak French in Canada?

他们在说什么？

Tāmen zài shuō shénme?

What are they saying?

他们在说法语。

Tāmen zài shuō Fǎyǔ.

They're speaking French.

他们异口同声，都说不去。

Tāmen yìkǒutóngshēng, dōu shuō bú qù.

They all said in unison that they weren't going.

他们说了不。

Tāmen shuōle bù.

They said no.

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.

他们说了那个。

Tāmen shuōle nàge.

They said that.

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.

他们说他们不愿去做。

Tāmen shuō tāmen bú yuàn qù zuò.

They said that they didn't like to do that.

他们说他们不需要我们帮忙。

Tāmen shuō tāmen bù xūyào wǒmen bāngmáng.

They said that they didn't need our help.

他们说他们会为我们做。

Tāmen shuō tāmen huì wèi wǒmen zuò.

They said that they'd do that for us.

他们说他们愿意学法语。

Tāmen shuō tāmen yuànyì xué Fǎyǔ.

They say they'd like to study French.

他们说他们见过你好几次。

Tāmen shuō tāmen jiànguo 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.

他们说他非常勤奋。

Tāmen shuō tā fēicháng qínfèn.

They say that he's very diligent.

他们说压力导致高血压。

Tāmen shuō yālì dǎozhì gāoxuèyā.

They say stress causes high blood pressure.

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.

他们说她是在德国出生的。

Tāmen shuō tā shì zài Déguó chūshēng de.

They say that she was born in Germany.

他们说情况只是暂时的。

Tāmen shuō qíngkuàng zhǐshì zànshí de.

They said the situation was only temporary.

他们说我是老女人。

Tāmen shuō wǒ shì lǎo nǚrén.

They say that I'm an old woman.

他们说这属于他们。

Tāmen shuō zhè shǔyú tāmen.

They said that it belonged to them.

他们说阎王管着地狱。

Tāmen shuō Yánwang guǎnzhe dìyù.

They say Yama rules over hell.

他们跟我说生病了。

Tāmen gēn wǒ shuō shēngbìng le.

They told me that they'd been sick.

他会说中文。

Tā huì shuō Zhōngwén.

He can speak Chinese.

他会说五国语言。

Tā huì shuō wǔ guó yǔyán.

He can speak five languages.

他会说俄语，也会写俄文。

Tā huì shuō Éyǔ, yě huì xiě Éwén.

He can both speak and write Russian.

他会说十种语言。

Tā huì shuō shí zhǒng yǔyán.

He is able to speak ten languages.

他会说日语。

Tā huì shuō Rìyǔ.

He can speak Japanese.

他会说法语。

Tā huì shuō Fǎyǔ.

He speaks French.

他会说法语吗？

Tā huì shuō Fǎyǔ ma?

Can he speak French?

他会说法语，英语当然也会说。

Tā huì shuō Fǎyǔ, Yīngyǔ dāngrán yě huì shuō.

He can speak French, not to mention English.

他会说英语，乃至日语。

Tā huì shuō Yīngyǔ, nǎizhì Rìyǔ.

He can speak English, and even Japanese.

他会说英语和法语。

Tā huì shuō Yīngyǔ hé Fǎyǔ.

He speaks English and French.

他俄语既会说，又会写。

Tā Éyǔ jì huì shuō, yòu huì xiě.

He can both speak and write Russian.

他净说好听的，没做一件事。

Tā jìng shuō hǎotīng de, méi zuò yí jiàn shì.

He does nothing but say nice things, and hasn't done a single thing.

他初来时不会说中文。

Tā chū lái shí búhuì shuō Zhōngwén.

When he first came, he couldn't speak Chinese.