说[shuì]

动try to persuade

♦ 游说

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说[shuō]
动

1. speak; talk; say

♦ 他会~法语。 He speaks French.

♦ 请~慢一点儿。 Please speak more slowly.

♦ ~得多做得少 talk much but do little

♦ 你~得很对。 What you say is quite true.

♦ 那未免~得太轻了。 That's putting it too mildly.

2. explain

♦ 他~了又~, 我还是不懂。 He explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.

♦ 我一~他就明白了。 I told him how and he caught on at once.

3. scold

♦ 他父亲~了他一顿。 His father gave him a scolding (or talking-to).

4. act as matchmaker

♦ 给他~个媳妇儿 find a wife for him

5. refer to; indicate

♦ 你的话是~谁呢？ Who did your remarks refer to?

名theory; teachings; doctrine

♦ 著书立说

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