shuō​daoshuō​dào HSK7

say

说道 (說道) shuō​dao frequency
say verb
to state or speak; commonly used in narrative text to introduce a quote or direct speech

Lao Wang sighed and said to me, "This matter is too difficult to handle."

discuss verb
to talk a matter over or argue a point in order to reach a resolution or explanation

We need to have a serious talk with him about this matter.

reasoning noun
the underlying logic, reason, or specialized knack behind a particular situation or method

Don't be fooled by the simplicity of this dish; there's a lot of craft behind it.

说道 (說道) shuō​dào
say verb
To state or say, typically used as a speech tag to introduce direct quotations or quoted words.

说道:“没关系。”

xiào zhe shuō​dào:“ méi​guān​xi, zhèi jiù lái.”

He said with a smile, "It's okay, I'm coming right now."

Frequency

Movie subtitles
3.16 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
118.7 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
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