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  Trad Simp Mandarin Definition Days old Ver
挨說 挨说 [ai2 shuo1] /to get scolded/ 1553 1
按理說 按理说 [an4 li3 shuo1] /it is reasonable to say that.../ 6831 1
按說 按说 [[an4shuo1]] /in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally/ 822 2
比如說 比如说 [bi3 ru2 shuo1] /for example/ 1941 1
比方說 比方说 [[bi3fang5shuo1]] /for example; for instance/ 668 2
辯說 辩说 [[bian4shuo1]] /to debate; to argue/ 831 2
別說 别说 [[bie2shuo1]] /to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone/ 947 2
不由分說 不由分说 [bu4 you2 fen1 shuo1] /to allow no explanation/ 5426 1
不待說 不待说 [[bu4dai4shuo1]] /needless to say; it goes without saying/ 863 2
不好說 不好说 [[bu4hao3shuo1]] /hard to say; can't be sure/difficult to speak about; unpleasant to say/ 838 2
不說自明 不说自明 [[bu4shuo1-zi4ming2]] /goes without saying; obvious; self-evident/ 16 2
不用說 不用说 [[bu4yong4 shuo1]] /needless to say; it goes without saying/ 151 2
長話短說 长话短说 [[chang2hua4-duan3shuo1]] /(idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief/ 642 2
長篇小說 长篇小说 [[chang2pian1 xiao3shuo1]] /novel; full-length novel/ 186 2
常言說得好 常言说得好 [[chang2yan2 shuo1 de5 hao3]] /as the saying goes; as they say.../ 874 2
剿說 剿说 [chao1 shuo1] /to plagiarize/ 6078 1
陳說 陈说 [[chen2shuo1]] /to state; to assert/ 789 2
稱說 称说 [cheng1 shuo1] /to declare; to state/to call; to name/ 1265 1
成說 成说 [cheng2 shuo1] /accepted theory or formulation/ 6134 1
吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸 吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 [chi1 bu4 dao4 pu2 tao5 shuo1 pu2 tao5 suan1] /sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)/lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them/ 4795 1
痴人說夢 痴人说梦 [chi1 ren2 shuo1 meng4] /lunatic ravings; nonsense/ 1265 1
醜話說在前頭 丑话说在前头 [chou3 hua4 shuo1 zai4 qian2 tou5] /let's talk about the unpleasant things first; let's be frank/ 1265 1
傳說 传说 [[chuan2shuo1]] /legend; folk tale/to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that.../ 837 2
達爾文學說 达尔文学说 [[Da2er3wen2 xue2shuo1]] /Darwinism/ 778 2
打開天窗說亮話 打开天窗说亮话 [[da3kai1 tian1chuang1 shuo1 liang4hua4]] /(let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush/ 149 2
但說無妨 但说无妨 [dan4 shuo1 wu2 fang2] /there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)/ 6089 1
道聽途說 道听途说 [dao4 ting1 tu2 shuo1] /gossip; hearsay; rumor/ 1265 1
地心說 地心说 [di4 xin1 shuo1] /geocentric theory/ 6727 1
定說 定说 [[ding4shuo1]] /to assert categorically/generally accepted view/ 850 2
都市傳說 都市传说 [[du1shi4 chuan2shuo1]] /urban legend; urban myth/ 303 2
短篇小說 短篇小说 [duan3 pian1 xiao3 shuo1] /short story/ 3880 1
段玉裁 段玉裁 [Duan4 Yu4 cai2] /Duan Yucai (1735-1815), author of Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) 說文解字註|说文解字注[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4 Zhu4]/ 5091 1
對我來說 对我来说 [dui4 wo3 lai2 shuo1] /as far as I'm concerned/ 6535 1
二話不說 二话不说 [[er4hua4-bu4shuo1]] /(idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur/ 943 2
二話沒說 二话没说 [[er4hua4-mei2shuo1]] /see 二話不說|二话不说[er4hua4-bu4shuo1]/ 943 2
反過來說 反过来说 [fan3 guo4 lai2 shuo1] /on the other hand/ 7100 1
非小說 非小说 [fei1 xiao3 shuo1] /non-fiction/ 6424 1
非洲單源說 非洲单源说 [Fei1 zhou1 dan1 yuan2 shuo1] /single origin out of Africa (current mainstream theory of human evolution)/ 6542 1
分說 分说 [fen1 shuo1] /to explain (the difference)/ 6836 1
馮夢龍 冯梦龙 [Feng2 Meng4 long2] /Feng Menglong (1574-1646), late Ming dynasty novelist writing in colloquial (baihua), author of Stories Old and New 古今小說|古今小说[Gu3 jin1 Xiao3 shuo1]/ 4848 1
傅說 傅说 [Fu4 Shuo1] /Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding/ 6632 1
公說公有理,婆說婆有理 公说公有理,婆说婆有理 [gong1 shuo1 gong1 you3 li3 , po2 shuo1 po2 you3 li3] /both sides claim they're right (idiom)/ 3896 1
古今小說 古今小说 [Gu3 jin1 Xiao3 shuo1] /Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2], collection of late Ming baihua 白話|白话[bai2 hua4] tales published in 1620/ 4848 1
關說 关说 [guan1 shuo1] /to speak on sb's behalf; to intercede for sb/to lobby illegally/ 1264 1
光說不練 光说不练 [guang1 shuo1 bu4 lian4] /all talk and no action (idiom)/to preach what one does not practice/same as 光說不做|光说不做[guang1 shuo1 bu4 zuo4]/ 4684 1
光說不做 光说不做 [guang1 shuo1 bu4 zuo4] /(idiom) to be all talk and no action; to preach what one does not practice/ 1264 1
海底擴張說 海底扩张说 [hai3 di3 kuo4 zhang1 shuo1] /theory of seafloor spreading (geology)/ 6171 1
好說歹說 好说歹说 [hao3 shuo1 dai3 shuo1] /(idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb; to reason with sb in every way possible/ 1264 1
好說 好说 [[hao3shuo1]] /easy to deal with; not a problem/(polite answer) you flatter me/ 856 2
橫說豎說 横说竖说 [heng2 shuo1 shu4 shuo1] /to explain sth over and over again/to repeat/ 6056 1
胡說八道 胡说八道 [hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4] /to talk rubbish/ 7100 1
胡說 胡说 [[hu2shuo1]] /to talk nonsense/drivel/ 844 2
胡謅亂說 胡诌乱说 [[hu2zhou1-luan4shuo1]] /see 胡謅八扯|胡诌八扯[hu2zhou1-ba1che3]/ 26 2
話說 话说 [hua4 shuo1] /It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative)/to discuss; to recount/ 1264 1
話說回來 话说回来 [[hua4 shuo1hui2lai5]] /(but) then again; (but) on the other hand/ 32 2
話又說回來 话又说回来 [hua4 you4 shuo1 hui2 lai5] /(but) then again; (but) on the other hand/ 1264 1
化學品安全技術說明書 化学品安全技术说明书 [[hua4xue2pin3 an1quan2 ji4shu4 shuo1ming2shu1]] /materials safety data sheet (MSDS)/ 726 2
換句話說 换句话说 [huan4 ju4 hua4 shuo1] /in other words/ 7049 1
渾天說 浑天说 [hun2 tian1 shuo1] /geocentric theory in ancient Chinese astronomy/ 7016 1
極短篇小說 极短篇小说 [ji2 duan3 pian1 xiao3 shuo1] /flash fiction/ 4204 1
加以 加以 [[jia1yi3]] /(formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以說明|加以说明[jia1yi3 shuo1ming2]); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc)/(literary) moreover; in addition/ 105 2
假說 假说 [jia3 shuo1] /hypothesis/ 7032 1
簡單地說 简单地说 [jian3 dan1 de5 shuo1] /to put it simply; simply put/ 1264 1
見人說人話,見鬼說鬼話 见人说人话,见鬼说鬼话 [jian4 ren2 shuo1 ren2 hua4 , jian4 gui3 shuo1 gui3 hua4] /(fig.) adaptable; able to deal with various kinds of people and situations/(derog.) insincere; two-faced/ 1264 1
見說 见说 [jian4 shuo1] /to hear what was said/ 5620 1
解說詞 解说词 [jie3 shuo1 ci2] /commentary (for a film etc); caption (for a photo etc)/ 1264 1
解說員 解说员 [jie3 shuo1 yuan2] /commentator/ 6877 1
解說 解说 [[jie3shuo1]] /to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary/ 851 2
就職演說 就职演说 [jiu4 zhi2 yan3 shuo1] /inaugural speech/ 6220 1
就是說 就是说 [[jiu4shi4shuo1]] /in other words; that is/ 692 2
舉例來說 举例来说 [ju3 li4 lai2 shuo1] /for example/ 7100 1
據說 据说 [[ju4shuo1]] /it is said that; reportedly/ 868 2
科幻小說 科幻小说 [ke1 huan4 xiao3 shuo1] /science fiction novel/ 7032 1
科技驚悚小說 科技惊悚小说 [ke1 ji4 jing1 song3 xiao3 shuo1] /techno-thriller novel/ 1262 1
空口說白話 空口说白话 [kong1 kou3 shuo1 bai2 hua4] /to make empty promises/ 6862 1
口說無憑 口说无凭 [[kou3shuo1-wu2ping2]] /(idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true/ 768 2
老實說 老实说 [lao3 shi2 shuo1] /honestly speaking; to be frank, .../ 1262 1
愣說 愣说 [[leng4shuo1]] /(coll.) to insist; to allege; to assert/ 808 2
劉義慶 刘义庆 [Liu2 Yi4 qing4] /Liu Yiqing (403-444), writer of South Song Dynasty, compiler and editor of A New Account of the Tales of the World 世說新語|世说新语[Shi4 shuo1 Xin1 yu3]/ 4466 1
六書 六书 [liu4 shu1] /Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer)/ 5787 1
亂道 乱道 [luan4 dao4] /see 亂說|乱说[luan4 shuo1]/ 4940 1
亂說 乱说 [[luan4shuo1]] /to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks/ 501 2
漫說 漫说 [man4 shuo1] /not to mention ... (i.e. in addition to sth)/ 6645 1
慢說 慢说 [man4 shuo1] /not to mention ... (i.e. in addition to sth)/ 6645 1
沒的說 没的说 [mei2 de5 shuo1] /see 沒說的|没说的[mei2 shuo1 de5]/ 3217 1
沒得說 没得说 [mei2 de5 shuo1] /really good/excellent/ 5279 1
沒說的 没说的 [[mei2shuo1de5]] /(coll.) nothing to pick on; really good/(coll.) nothing to discuss; settled matter; no problem/ 366 2
民間傳說 民间传说 [min2 jian1 chuan2 shuo1] /popular tradition/folk legend/ 6587 1
難說 难说 [nan2 shuo1] /hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict)/cannot bring oneself to say it/ 1923 1
能說會道 能说会道 [neng2 shuo1 hui4 dao4] /can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab/ 6332 1
譬如說 譬如说 [pi4 ru2 shuo1] /for example/ 1941 1
評說 评说 [[ping2shuo1]] /to comment; to evaluate/ 63 2
淺說 浅说 [qian3 shuo1] /simple introduction/primer/ 6611 1
譴責小說 谴责小说 [qian3 ze2 xiao3 shuo1] /novel of denunciation (according to Lu Xun's 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4] classification)/ 1950 1
且不說 且不说 [qie3 bu4 shuo1] /not to mention/leaving aside/ 6538 1
且說 且说 [qie3 shuo1] /thus/ 6143 1
勸說 劝说 [quan4 shuo1] /to persuade/persuasion/to advise/ 5324 1
燃素說 燃素说 [ran2 su4 shuo1] /phlogiston theory/ 7032 1
日心說 日心说 [ri4 xin1 shuo1] /heliocentric theory/the theory that the sun is at the center of the universe/ 7100 1
如果說 如果说 [ru2 guo3 shuo1] /if/if one were to say/ 1940 1
色情小說 色情小说 [se4 qing2 xiao3 shuo1] /pornographic novel/dirty book/ 7100 1
少說為佳 少说为佳 [shao3 shuo1 wei2 jia1] /Few words are best./Brevity is the soul of wit./ 6542 1
申說 申说 [shen1 shuo1] /to state/to assert/ 6636 1
什麼好說 什么好说 [shen2 me5 hao3 shuo1] /sth pertinent to say/ 4220 1
神魔小說 神魔小说 [shen2 mo2 xiao3 shuo1] /supernatural novel/novel of ghosts and goblins/ 6688 1
聲說 声说 [sheng1 shuo1] /to narrate/ 5646 1
實話實說 实话实说 [shi2 hua4 shi2 shuo1] /to tell the truth/to tell it as it is/ 5397 1
史傳小說 史传小说 [shi3 zhuan4 xiao3 shuo1] /historical novel/ 6304 1
世說新語 世说新语 [Shi4 shuo1 Xin1 yu3] /A New Account of the Tales of the World, collection of anecdotes, conversations, remarks etc of historic personalities, compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing 劉義慶|刘义庆[Liu2 Yi4 qing4]/ 4466 1
述說 述说 [[shu4shuo1]] /to recount; to narrate; to give an account of/ 846 2
[shui4] /to persuade/ 5146 1
說客 说客 [shui4 ke4] /(old) itinerant political adviser/(fig.) lobbyist/go-between/mouthpiece/also pr. [shuo1 ke4]/ 5145 1
[shuo1] /variant of 說|说[shuo1]/ 2691 1
[shuo1] /to speak; to talk; to say/to explain; to comment/to scold; to tell off/(bound form) theory; doctrine/ 1265 1
說白了 说白了 [shuo1 bai2 le5] /to speak frankly/ 5334 1
說部 说部 [shuo1 bu4] /(old) works of literature, including novels, plays etc/ 2229 1
說不出話來 说不出话来 [shuo1 bu4 chu1 hua4 lai2] /speechless/ 7100 1
說不通 说不通 [shuo1 bu4 tong1] /it does not make sense/ 7100 1
說不準 说不准 [shuo1 bu4 zhun3] /unable to say/can't say precisely/ 6270 1
說不出 说不出 [shuo1 bu5 chu1] /unable to say/ 6417 1
說不得 说不得 [shuo1 bu5 de5] /to be unmentionable/be unspeakable/must/cannot but/ 2004 1
說不定 说不定 [shuo1 bu5 ding4] /can't say for sure/maybe/ 7100 1
說不過去 说不过去 [shuo1 bu5 guo4 qu4] /cannot be justified/inexcusable/ 3461 1
說不上 说不上 [shuo1 bu5 shang4] /to be unable to say or tell/to not be worth mentioning/ 6169 1
說曹操,曹操到 说曹操,曹操到 [shuo1 Cao2 Cao1 , Cao2 Cao1 dao4] /see 說曹操曹操就到|说曹操曹操就到[shuo1 Cao2 Cao1 Cao2 Cao1 jiu4 dao4]/ 3417 1
說曹操曹操就到 说曹操曹操就到 [shuo1 Cao2 Cao1 Cao2 Cao1 jiu4 dao4] /lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives/fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear/ 5762 1
說長道短 说长道短 [shuo1 chang2 dao4 duan3] /lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip/ 6332 1
說唱 说唱 [shuo1 chang4] /speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5]/(music) rapping/ 4167 1
說出 说出 [shuo1 chu1] /to speak out/to declare (one's view)/ 6890 1
說辭 说辞 [shuo1 ci2] /excuse/pretext/entreaties/arguments/ 4145 1
說到 说到 [shuo1 dao4] /to talk about/to mention/(preposition) as for/ 2677 1
說道 说道 [shuo1 dao4] /to state/to say (the quoted words)/ 6080 1
說到底 说到底 [shuo1 dao4 di3] /in the final analysis/in the end/ 2933 1
說到做到 说到做到 [shuo1 dao4 zuo4 dao4] /to be as good as one's word (idiom)/to keep one's promise/ 6112 1
說道 说道 [shuo1 dao5] /to discuss/reason (behind sth)/ 6080 1
說得過去 说得过去 [shuo1 de5 guo4 qu4] /acceptable/passable/justifiable/(of a course of action) to make sense/ 3784 1
說得上 说得上 [shuo1 de5 shang4] /can be counted or regarded as/to be able to tell or answer/to deserve mention/ 6169 1
說定 说定 [shuo1 ding4] /to agree on/to settle on/ 6140 1
說東道西 说东道西 [shuo1 dong1 dao4 xi1] /to chat about this and that/to talk about anything and everything/ 1882 1
說動 说动 [shuo1 dong4] /to persuade/ 4521 1
說法 说法 [shuo1 fa3] /to expound Buddhist teachings/ 6253 1
說法 说法 [shuo1 fa5] /way of speaking/wording/formulation/one's version (of events)/statement/theory/hypothesis/interpretation/ 6254 1
說廢話 说废话 [shuo1 fei4 hua4] /to talk nonsense/to bullshit/ 6550 1
說風涼話 说风凉话 [shuo1 feng1 liang2 hua4] /to sneer/to make cynical remarks/sarcastic talk/ 6569 1
說服 说服 [shuo1 fu2] /to persuade/to convince/to talk sb over/Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]/ 5746 1
說服力 说服力 [shuo1 fu2 li4] /persuasiveness/ 6135 1
說幹就幹 说干就干 [shuo1 gan4 jiu4 gan4] /to do what needs to be done, without delay/ 1912 1
說好 说好 [shuo1 hao3] /to come to an agreement/to complete negotiations/ 6779 1
說合 说合 [shuo1 he2] /to bring together/to mediate/to arrange a deal/ 6528 1
說話 说话 [shuo1 hua4] /to speak/to say/to talk/to gossip/to tell stories/talk/word/ 6088 1
說話不當話 说话不当话 [shuo1 hua4 bu4 dang4 hua4] /to fail to keep to one's word/to break a promise/ 6451 1
說話算話 说话算话 [shuo1 hua4 suan4 hua4] /to do as promised/to be as good as one's word/to honor one's word/to mean what one says/ 6451 1
說話要算數 说话要算数 [shuo1 hua4 yao4 suan4 shu4] /promises must be kept/ 6932 1
說謊 说谎 [shuo1 huang3] /to lie/to tell an untruth/ 6695 1
說謊者 说谎者 [shuo1 huang3 zhe3] /liar/ 6805 1
說教 说教 [shuo1 jiao4] /to preach/ 6094 1
說哭 说哭 [shuo1 ku1] /to make (sb) cry (with one's harsh words)/ 1265 1
說來話長 说来话长 [shuo1 lai2 hua4 chang2] /start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly/ 6332 1
說老實話 说老实话 [shuo1 lao3 shi5 hua4] /to be honest/to tell the truth/to be frank/ 1912 1
說了算 说了算 [shuo1 le5 suan4] /to have the final say/to be the one in charge/ 6347 1
說理 说理 [shuo1 li3] /to reason/to argue logically/ 6533 1
說溜嘴 说溜嘴 [shuo1 liu1 zui3] /to make a slip of the tongue/ 5407 1
說漏嘴 说漏嘴 [shuo1 lou4 zui3] /to blurt out/to let slip/ 4047 1
說媒 说媒 [shuo1 mei2] /to act as a matchmaker/ 3870 1
說明 说明 [shuo1 ming2] /to explain/to illustrate/to indicate/to show/to prove/explanation/directions/caption/CL:個|个[ge4]/ 5814 1
說明會 说明会 [shuo1 ming2 hui4] /information meeting/ 7032 1
說明書 说明书 [shuo1 ming2 shu1] /(technical) manual/(book of) directions/synopsis (of a play or film)/specification (patent)/CL:本[ben3]/ 3779 1
說你胖你就喘 说你胖你就喘 [shuo1 ni3 pang4 ni3 jiu4 chuan3] /lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom)/fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing)/flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed/ 1997 1
說破 说破 [shuo1 po4] /to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc)/to reveal/ 5186 1
說葡萄酸 说葡萄酸 [shuo1 pu2 tao5 suan1] /sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)/lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them/ 6855 1
說七說八 说七说八 [shuo1 qi1 shuo1 ba1] /after all/ 3846 1
說起 说起 [shuo1 qi3] /to mention/to bring up (a subject)/with regard to/as for/ 1882 1
說親 说亲 [shuo1 qin1] /to act as a matchmaker/ 6628 1
說情 说情 [shuo1 qing2] /to intercede/to plead for sb else/ 6768 1
說三道四 说三道四 [shuo1 san1 dao4 si4] /to make thoughtless remarks (idiom)/to criticize/gossip/ 5137 1
說上 说上 [shuo1 shang4] /to say/to speak/to talk/ 6169 1
說時遲,那時快 说时迟,那时快 [shuo1 shi2 chi2 , na4 shi2 kuai4] /(idiom) no sooner said than done/before you know it/ 6702 1
說實話 说实话 [shuo1 shi2 hua4] /to speak the truth/truth to tell/frankly/ 5405 1
說書 说书 [shuo1 shu1] /folk art consisting of storytelling to music/ 3436 1
說說而已 说说而已 [shuo1 shuo1 er2 yi3] /nothing serious/just hot air/ 6820 1
說說 说说 [shuo1 shuo5] /to say sth/ 6719 1
說死 说死 [shuo1 si3] /to say definitely/to commit (to a proposition)/ 3177 1
說帖 说帖 [shuo1 tie3] /memorandum/note (i.e. written statement)/ 6512 1
說通 说通 [shuo1 tong1] /to get sb to understand/to persuade/ 6062 1
說文解字註 说文解字注 [Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4 Zhu4] /Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) by Duan Yucai 段玉裁[Duan4 Yu4 cai2]/ 5091 1
說閒話 说闲话 [shuo1 xian2 hua4] /to chat/to gossip/ 1940 1
說笑 说笑 [shuo1 xiao4] /to chat and laugh/to crack jokes/to banter/ 6076 1
說也奇怪 说也奇怪 [shuo1 ye3 qi2 guai4] /strangely enough/oddly enough/strange to say/ 2426 1
說一不二 说一不二 [shuo1 yi1 bu4 er4] /to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word/ 6332 1
說一千,道一萬 说一千,道一万 [shuo1 yi1 qian1 , dao4 yi1 wan4] /when all is said and done/at the end of the day/ 2284 1
說岳全傳 说岳全传 [Shuo1 Yue4 Quan2 zhuan4] /"The Story of Yue Fei", biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[Yue4 Fei1]/ 4541 1
說著玩 说着玩 [shuo1 zhe5 wan2] /to say sth for fun/to be kidding/to joke around/ 4576 1
說著玩兒 说着玩儿 [shuo1 zhe5 wan2 r5] /erhua variant of 說著玩|说着玩[shuo1 zhe5 wan2]/ 4576 1
說真的 说真的 [shuo1 zhen1 de5] /to tell the truth/honestly/in fact/ 1900 1
說中 说中 [shuo1 zhong4] /to hit the nail on the head/to predict correctly/ 2717 1
說嘴 说嘴 [shuo1 zui3] /to boast/ 5620 1
說話算數 说话算数 [[shuo1hua4 suan4shu4]] /to keep one's promise; to mean what one says/ 636 2
說來說去 说来说去 [[shuo1lai2-shuo1qu4]] /(idiom) when all is said and done/ 10 2
說文 说文 [[Shuo1wen2]] /see 說文解字|说文解字[Shuo1wen2 Jie3zi4]/ 398 2
說文解字 说文解字 [[Shuo1wen2 Jie3zi4]] /Shuowen Jiezi, the earliest systematic Chinese character dictionary, compiled by Xu Shen 許慎|许慎[Xu3 Shen4] in the Eastern Han dynasty (2nd century), containing 10,516 entries/ 398 2
俗話說 俗话说 [su2 hua4 shuo1] /as the proverb says/as they say.../ 6720 1
訴說 诉说 [su4 shuo1] /to recount/to tell of/to relate/(fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)/ 3773 1
雖說 虽说 [sui1 shuo1] /though/although/ 7100 1
太極圖說 太极图说 [Tai4 ji2 Tu2 shuo1] /philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤|周敦颐[Zhou1 Dun1 yi2], starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes/ 4684 1
談情說愛 谈情说爱 [tan2 qing2 shuo1 ai4] /to murmur endearments (idiom)/to get into a romantic relationship/ 3433 1
談天說地 谈天说地 [tan2 tian1 shuo1 di4] /to talk endlessly; to talk about everything under the sun/ 1327 1
聽說 听说 [ting1 shuo1] /to hear (sth said)/one hears (that)/hearsay/listening and speaking/ 5748 1
聽說讀寫 听说读写 [ting1 shuo1 du2 xie3] /listening, speaking, reading and writing (language skills)/ 1943 1
通俗小說 通俗小说 [tong1 su2 xiao3 shuo1] /popular fiction/light literature/ 6411 1
同人小說 同人小说 [[tong2ren2 xiao3shuo1]] /fan fiction/ 426 2
圖解說明 图解说明 [tu2 jie3 shuo1 ming2] /explanatory diagram/ 3899 1
推理小說 推理小说 [tui1 li3 xiao3 shuo1] /murder mystery (novel); whodunit/ 975 1
推說 推说 [tui1 shuo1] /to plead/to claim as an excuse/ 6539 1
妄說 妄说 [wang4 shuo1] /to talk irresponsibly/ridiculous presumption talk/ 6796 1
微型小說 微型小说 [wei1 xing2 xiao3 shuo1] /flash fiction/ 4204 1
無話不說 无话不说 [wu2 hua4 bu4 shuo1] /(of close friends etc) to tell each other everything/ 1003 1
無話可說 无话可说 [wu2 hua4 ke3 shuo1] /to have nothing to say (idiom)/ 5330 1
武俠小說 武侠小说 [wu3 xia2 xiao3 shuo1] /a martial arts (wuxia) novel/ 6979 1
戲說 戏说 [xi4 shuo1] /dramatic form consisting of historical narration/history as jocular narrative/to stretch history for a joking story/amusing story with strained interpretations of history/to make an unreasonable comparison in jest/ 6586 1
細說 细说 [xi4 shuo1] /to tell in detail/ 6069 1
戲說劇 戏说剧 [xi4 shuo1 ju4] /period costume drama (on TV)/ 6586 1
瞎說 瞎说 [xia1 shuo1] /to talk drivel/to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact/not to know what one is talking about/ 5785 1
現身說法 现身说法 [xian4 shen1 shuo1 fa3] /to talk from one's personal experience/to use oneself as an example/ 6354 1
小說 小说 [xiao3 shuo1] /novel/fiction/CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]/ 6364 1
小說家 小说家 [Xiao3 shuo1 jia1] /School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)/ 5570 1
小說家 小说家 [xiao3 shuo1 jia1] /novelist/ 6037 1
小小說 小小说 [xiao3 xiao3 shuo1] /flash fiction/ 4204 1
邪說 邪说 [xie2 shuo1] /harmful teachings/evil doctrine/ 4224 1
心說 心说 [[xin1shuo1]] /(coll.) to think to oneself/ 98 2
信口胡說 信口胡说 [[xin4kou3-hu2shuo1]] /to speak without thinking; to blurt sth out/ 813 2
虛構小說 虚构小说 [xu1 gou4 xiao3 shuo1] /fiction/ 7100 1
徐鉉 徐铉 [Xu2 Xuan4] /Xu Xuan (-991), author of commentaries on Shuowen Jiezi 說文解字註|说文解字注[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4 Zhu4]/ 5091 1
許慎 许慎 [Xu3 Shen4] /Xu Shen (-147) the compiler of the original Han dynasty dictionary Shuowen Jiezi 說文解字|说文解字[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4]/ 5091 1
絮說 絮说 [xu4 shuo1] /to chatter endlessly/ 6884 1
學說 学说 [xue2 shuo1] /theory/doctrine/ 7100 1
啞巴吃黃連 哑巴吃黄连 [ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2] /no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)/also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲/(often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])/ 5749 1
啞巴吃黃連,有苦說不出 哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出 [ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2 , you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1] /to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)/unable to speak of one's bitter suffering/sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出/ 4674 1
嚴格來說 严格来说 [yan2 ge2 lai2 shuo1] /strictly speaking/ 6601 1
言情小說 言情小说 [yan2 qing2 xiao3 shuo1] /romance novel/romantic fiction/ 1886 1
言說 言说 [yan2 shuo1] /to speak of/to refer to/ 2948 1
演說 演说 [yan3 shuo1] /speech/to deliver a speech/ 6560 1
演說者 演说者 [yan3 shuo1 zhe3] /orator/speaker/ 7100 1
要說 要说 [yao4 shuo1] /as for/when it comes to/ 5837 1
也就是說 也就是说 [ye3 jiu4 shi4 shuo1] /in other words/that is to say/so/thus/ 6963 1
一般來說 一般来说 [yi1 ban1 lai2 shuo1] /generally speaking/ 6824 1
一般說來 一般说来 [yi1 ban1 shuo1 lai2] /generally speaking/in general/ 6313 1
一部二十四史,不知從何說起 一部二十四史,不知从何说起 [yi1 bu4 er4 shi2 si4 shi3 , bu4 zhi1 cong2 he2 shuo1 qi3] /It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start./ 4562 1
一家人不說兩家話 一家人不说两家话 [yi1 jia1 ren2 bu4 shuo1 liang3 jia1 hua4] /lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)/fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help/people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)/ 2004 1
一說 一说 [yi1 shuo1] /an expression of opinion/according to some/ 3520 1
異說 异说 [yi4 shuo1] /different opinion/dissident view/absurd remark/ 6347 1
影射小說 影射小说 [ying3 she4 xiao3 shuo1] /roman à clef/ 5110 1
郢書燕說 郢书燕说 [Ying3 shu1 Yan1 shuo1] /lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it/fig. to misinterpret the original meaning/to pile up errors/refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise"/ 5375 1
遊說 游说 [you2 shui4] /to lobby/to campaign/to promote (an idea, a product)/(old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period)/ 5145 1
遊說集團 游说集团 [you2 shui4 ji2 tuan2] /lobby group/ 5909 1
游說團 游说团 [you2 shui4 tuan2] /lobby group/ 6445 1
游說團體 游说团体 [you2 shui4 tuan2 ti3] /lobby group/ 6445 1
遊戲說 游戏说 [you2 xi4 shuo1] /theory of free play (in Kant's philosophy)/ 6586 1
有話快說 有话快说 [you3 hua4 kuai4 shuo1] /spit it out!/ 4229 1
有話要說 有话要说 [you3 hua4 yao4 shuo1] /to speak one's mind/ 6867 1
有苦說不出 有苦说不出 [you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1] /having unspeakable bitter suffering/(often used after 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2])/ 5749 1
有說有笑 有说有笑 [you3 shuo1 you3 xiao4] /talking and laughing/to jest/cheerful and lively/ 4980 1
有一說一,有二說二 有一说一,有二说二 [you3 yi1 shuo1 yi1 , you3 er4 shuo1 er4] /to call sth as it is (idiom)/ 2001 1
有一說一 有一说一 [[you3yi1-shuo1yi1]] /to speak plainly; to speak one's mind; to say directly/ 441 2
喻世明言 喻世明言 [Yu4 shi4 Ming2 yan2] /another name for 古今小說|古今小说[Gu3 jin1 Xiao3 shuo1], Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2]/ 4848 1
雜說 杂说 [za2 shuo1] /scattered essays/various opinions/different manners of speaking/ 6953 1
災變說 灾变说 [zai1 bian4 shuo1] /catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)/ 6059 1
再說 再说 [zai4 shuo1] /to say again/to put off a discussion until later/moreover/what's more/besides/ 6035 1
怎麼說呢 怎么说呢 [[zen3me5 shuo1 ne5]] /Why is that?; How come?/ 604 2
站著說話不腰疼 站着说话不腰疼 [[zhan4zhe5 shuo1hua4 bu4 yao1teng2]] /(saying) it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter; (fig.) to be an armchair expert; to blabber on/ 524 2
章回小說 章回小说 [zhang1 hui2 xiao3 shuo1] /novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet/ 6533 1
招股說明書 招股说明书 [zhao1 gu3 shuo1 ming2 shu1] /prospectus/ 7100 1
照說 照说 [zhao4 shuo1] /normally/ordinarily speaking/ 6740 1
這就是說 这就是说 [zhe4 jiu4 shi4 shuo1] /in other words/that is to say/ 1909 1
睜眼說瞎話 睁眼说瞎话 [zheng1 yan3 shuo1 xia1 hua4] /(idiom) to lie through one's teeth; to talk drivel/ 975 1
睜著眼睛說瞎話 睁着眼睛说瞎话 [zheng1 zhe5 yan3 jing1 shuo1 xia1 hua4] /(idiom) to lie through one's teeth; to talk drivel/ 975 1
只說不做 只说不做 [zhi3 shuo1 bu4 zuo4] /to be all talk and no action/ 4935 1
志怪小說 志怪小说 [zhi4 guai4 xiao3 shuo1] /tales of the supernatural (genre of fiction)/ 1917 1
中國小說史略 中国小说史略 [Zhong1 guo2 Xiao3 shuo1 Shi3 lüe4] /Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]/ 1950 1
中篇小說 中篇小说 [zhong1 pian1 xiao3 shuo1] /novella/ 7032 1
眾說 众说 [zhong4 shuo1] /various ideas/diverse opinions/ 6541 1
眾說紛揉 众说纷揉 [zhong4 shuo1 fen1 rou2] /lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ/controversial matters/ 6332 1
眾說紛紜 众说纷纭 [zhong4 shuo1 fen1 yun2] /opinions differ (idiom)/ 6191 1
眾說郛 众说郛 [zhong4 shuo1 fu2] /hub for diverse opinions/ 6541 1
著書立說 著书立说 [zhu4 shu1 li4 shuo1] /to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)/ 6332 1
自不必說 自不必说 [zi4 bu4 bi4 shuo1] /(idiom) needless to say/it goes without saying/ 1699 1
自圓其說 自圆其说 [[zi4yuan2-qi2shuo1]] /(idiom) to make a story or theory consistent; to give a plausible explanation; to plug the holes in one's story/ 721 2
總的來說 总的来说 [zong3 de5 lai2 shuo1] /generally speaking/to sum up/in summary/in short/ 7100 1
總體上說 总体上说 [zong3 ti3 shang4 shuo1] /looking at the big picture/all in all/all things considered/ 7100 1

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