Pinyin Dictionary results for "shuo"

surname Suo
matchmaker; see 媒妁[mei2 shuo4]
daub; thrust
frequently; repeatedly
beginning; first day of lunar month; north
long lance
to suck; to drink
bright; luminous
lance
large; big
to hit sb with a pole; (archaic) pole held by a dancer
pod; capsule
to speak; to say; to explain; to scold; to tell off; a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說|日心说 heliocentric theory)
Japanese variant of 說|说; to speak; to say
bright; to melt; to fuse
数见不鲜
a common occurrence (idiom)
朔城
Shuocheng district of Shuozhou city 朔州市[Shuo4 zhou1 shi4], Shanxi
朔城区
Shuocheng district of Shuozhou city 朔州市[Shuo4 zhou1 shi4], Shanxi
朔州
Shuozhou prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西
朔州市
Shuozhou prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西
朔日
first day of the lunar month
朔月
new moon; first day of the lunar month
朔望
the new moon; the first day of the lunar month
朔望潮
spring tide (biggest tide, at new moon or full moon)
朔风
north wind
朔风凛冽
The north wind is icy cold.
烁烁
flickering; glittering
硕士
master's degree; person who has a master's degree; learned person
硕士学位
master's degree
硕士生
Master's degree student
硕大
big; huge; massive
硕大无朋
immense; enormous
硕果
major achievement; great work; triumphant success
硕果仅存
only remaining of the great (idiom); one of the few greats extant
硕果累累
heavily laden with fruit; fertile (of trees); many noteworthy achievements
硕丽
large and beautiful
蒴果
seed pod (botany)
说一不二
to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
说七说八
after all
说三道四
to make thoughtless remarks (idiom); to criticize; gossip
说上
to say; to speak; to talk
说不上
to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning
说不出
unable to say
说不出话来
speechless
说不定
can't say for sure; maybe
说不准
unable to say; can't say precisely
说不通
it does not make sense
说不过去
cannot be justified; inexcusable
说了算
to have the final say; to be the one in charge
说来话长
start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
说出
to speak out; to declare (one's view)
说到做到
to be as good as one's word (idiom); to keep one's promise
说动
to persuade
说合
to bring together; to mediate; to arrange a deal
说唱
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
说嘴
to boast
说好
to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations
说媒
to act as a matchmaker
说定
to agree on; to settle on
说实话
to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
说岳全传
'The Story of Yue Fei', biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[Yue4 Fei1]
说帖
memorandum; note (i.e. written statement)
说废话
to talk nonsense; to bullshit
说得上
can be counted or regarded as; to be able to tell or answer; to deserve mention
说得过去
acceptable; passable; justifiable; (of a course of action) to make sense
说情
to intercede; to plead for sb else
说教
to preach
说文
see 說文解字|说文解字[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4]
说文解字
Shuowen Jiezi, the original Han dynasty Chinese character dictionary with 10,516 entries, authored by Xu Shen 許慎|许慎[Xu3 Shen4] in 2nd century
说文解字注
Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) by Duan Yucai 段玉裁[Duan4 Yu4 cai2]
说明
to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]
说明书
(technical) manual; (book of) directions; synopsis (of a play or film); specification (patent); CL:本[ben3]
说明会
information meeting
说是一回事,做又是另外一回事
Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)
说是一回事,而做又是另外一回事
see 說是一回事,做又是另外一回事|说是一回事,做又是另外一回事[shuo1 shi4 yi1 hui2 shi4 , zuo4 you4 shi4 ling4 wai4 yi1 hui2 shi4]
说时迟,那时快
(idiom) no sooner said than done; before you know it
说书
folk art consisting of storytelling to music
说曹操曹操就到
lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives; fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
说曹操,曹操到
see 說曹操曹操就到|说曹操曹操就到[shuo1 Cao2 Cao1 Cao2 Cao1 jiu4 dao4]
说服
to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2]
说服力
persuasiveness
说法
to expound Buddhist teachings
说法
way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation
说溜嘴
to make a slip of the tongue
说漏嘴
to blurt out; to let slip
说理
to reason; to argue logically
说白了
to speak frankly
说破
to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc); to reveal
说笑
to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter
说着玩
to say sth for fun; to be kidding; to joke around
说着玩儿
erhua variant of 說著玩|说着玩[shuo1 zhe5 wan2]
说葡萄酸
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
说亲
to act as a matchmaker
说话
to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
说话不当话
to fail to keep to one's word; to break a promise
说话算数
to keep one's promise; to mean what one says
说话算话
to do as promised; to be as good as one's word; to honor one's word; to mean what one says
说话要算数
promises must be kept
说说
to say sth
说说而已
nothing serious; just hot air
说谎
to lie; to tell an untruth
说谎者
liar
说起
to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for
说辞
excuse; pretext; entreaties; arguments
说通
to get sb to understand; to persuade
说道
to state; to say (the quoted words)
说道
to discuss; reason (behind sth)
说长道短
lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
说风凉话
to sneer; to make cynical remarks; sarcastic talk
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