[shuō]
[動]
（用話表達） speak; talk; say
talk much but do little
說得多做得少
That's putting it too mildly.
那未免說得太輕了。
What you say is quite true.
你說得很對。
Please speak more slowly.
請說慢一點兒。
As the saying goes, “A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.”
俗話說，“吃一塹，長一智”。
She can speak German and French, not to speak of English.
她能說德語和法語，更不用說英語了。
He talks without stopping.
他說個不停。
I don't think these words were uttered unmeaningly.
我認為這些話說出來不是毫無意義的。
（解釋） explain
He explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.
他說了又說， 我還是不懂。
I told him how and he caught on at once.
我一說他就明白了。
（責備； 批評） scold; criticize
The mother gave her child a scolding for his wrongdoing.
孩子做錯了事， 母親說了他一頓。
[名]
（言論； 主張） theory; teachings; doctrine
write books to expound a theory
著書立說
strange and false doctrine
異端邪說