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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

说 [shuō]
  1. 1. verb [用语言表达意思] say
    他说他不来了。
    He said he wouldn't come.
  2. 2. verb [解释] explain
  3. 3. verb [责备] tell … off
    衣服弄得这么脏，看你妈妈不说你。
    Your mum will give you such a telling-off for getting your clothes so dirty.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

说 [shuō]
  1. 1. verb speak; talk; say; utter; announce
    他会说法语。
    He speaks French.
    请说慢一点儿。
    Please speak more slowly.
    说得多做得少
    talk much but do little
    你说得很对。
    What you say is quite true.
    那未免说得太轻了。
    That's putting it too mildly.
  2. 2. verb explain
    他说了又说，我还是不懂。
    He explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.
    我一说他就明白了。
    I told him how and he caught on at once.
  3. 3. verb scold
    他父亲说了他一顿。
    His father gave him a scolding (or talking-to).
  4. 4. verb act as matchmaker
    给他说个媳妇儿
    find a wife for him
  5. 5. verb refer to; indicate
    你的话是说谁呢？
    Who did your remarks refer to?
  6. 6. noun theory; teachings; doctrine
    著书立说
    write books to expound a theory; write scholarly works

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

说 [shuō]
  1. 1. 动 用言语表达意思；讲
    说说你的心里话
    说笑
    叙说
    胡说。
  2. 2. 动 解释；阐明
    把道理说明白
    没有说不通的事
    解说
    说理。
  3. 3. 名 观点；主张；道理
    自圆其说
    著书立说
    学说
    邪说。
  4. 4. 动 劝告；责备
    他太不注意身体，你得说说他
    挨说
    让我说了他一顿。
  5. 5. 动 说合；介绍
    说媒
    说亲
    说婆家。
  6. 6. 动 谈论；意思上指
    听他的话音，像是说你。
  7. 7. 动 曲艺的一种语言表演手段
    说相声
    说评书
    说学逗唱。
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Examples

我大概跟他说了说。
I told him briefly.
说一是一，说二是二，决不反复。
I mean what I say and I'll never go back on my word.
她有许多话要说，一时却什么也说不出来。
She had a lot to say, but at the time she was unable to utter a word.
我一个人说的不算，还得大伙儿说。
It's not just what I say, but what we all say, that counts.
有的这样说，有的那样说。
Some say one thing, some say another.
他说了又说。
He said it over and over again.
她说着说着就走了嘴。
As she talked on and on, she blurted the secret out.
他不太爱说话，说出来也是急急巴巴，说不清楚。
He is not a good talker, and stammers when he is speaking.
他在家里很能干活儿，老婆说他是模范丈夫，朋友们则说他像个“男仆”。
He is capable of doing housework. His wife praises him as a model husband, but friends say that he is a male servant.
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Character Decomposition

讠
[yán]		 + 兑
[duì]

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