Chinese words starting with “shuo”
18 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable shuo. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 3 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial sh · final uo · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 16
- 4th tone 2
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 说话shuō huàHSK 1
to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
- 说明shuō míngHSK 2
to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption
- 说实话shuō shí huàHSK 6
to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
All 18 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 说 | shuō | v,g | to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine | |
| 2 | 说法 | shuō fa | n | way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation | |
| 3 | 说不定 | shuō bu dìng | v | can't say for sure; maybe | |
| 4 | 说服 | shuō fú | v,vn | to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shuì fú] | |
| 5 | 说道 | shuō dào | v | to state; to say (the quoted words) | |
| 6 | 说谎 | shuō huǎng | v | to lie; to tell an untruth | |
| 7 | 硕士 | shuò shì | n | master's degree; person who has a master's degree; learned person | |
| 8 | 说明书 | shuō míng shū | n | (technical) manual; (book of) directions; synopsis (of a play or film); specification (patent) | |
| 9 | 说到底 | shuō dào dǐ | l | in the final analysis; in the end | |
| 10 | 说白了 | shuō bái le | to speak frankly | ||
| 11 | 硕果 | shuò guǒ | n | major achievement; great work; triumphant success | |
| 12 | 说不上 | shuō bu shàng | v | to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning | |
| 13 | 说情 | shuō qíng | v | to intercede; to plead for sb else | |
| 14 | 说闲话 | shuō xián huà | v | to chat; to gossip | |
| 15 | 说干就干 | shuō gàn jiù gàn | to do what needs to be done, without delay | ||
| 16 | 说老实话 | shuō lǎo shi huà | to be honest; to tell the truth; to be frank | ||
| 17 | 说起来 | shuō qǐlái | Say | ||
| 18 | 说真的 | shuō zhēn de | to tell the truth; honestly; in fact |
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