| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 按說 | 按说 | àn shuō | in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally |
| 比方說 | 比方说 | bǐ fang shuō | to make an analogy... |
| 不待說 | 不待说 | bù dài shuō | needless to say; it goes without saying |
| 傳說 | 传说 | chuán shuō | it is said; they say; legend; tradition; legend; tradition |
| 短篇小說 | 短篇小说 | duǎn piān xiǎo shuō | (n) short story |
| 多地起源說 | 多地起源说 | duō dì qǐ yuán shuō | multiregional hypothesis |
| 反過來說 | 反过来说 | fǎn guò lái shuō | on the other hand |
| 公式小說 | 公式小说 | gōng shì xiǎo shuō | formula fiction |
| 還說 | 还说 | hái shuō | to add (in speaking); to also say |
| 好說 | 好说 | hǎo shuō | (idiom) OK, term used to indicate agreement; (idiom) "you flatter me", polite response to praise |
| 胡說 | 胡说 | hú shuō | talk nonsense; drivel |
| 胡說八道 | 胡说八道 | hú shuō bā dào | (adj) babbling; (n) nonsense; blather; guff; waffle; (vi) blather; haver |
| 假說 | 假说 | jiǎ shuō | hypothesis |
| 簡單的說 | 简单的说 | jiǎn dān de shuō | to put it simply; simply put |
| 解說 | 解说 | jiě shuō | (n) exposition; (vt) commentate |
| 就是說 | 就是说 | jiù shì shuō | in other words; that is |
| 舉例來說 | 举例来说 | jǔ lì lái shuō | for example |
| 據說 | 据说 | jù shuō | it is said that; reportedly |
| 科幻小說 | 科幻小说 | kē huàn xiǎo shuō | science fiction novel |
| 來說 | 来说 | lái shuō | (v) interpret a topic from a certain point of view |
| 亂說 | 乱说 | luàn shuō | to make irresponsible remarks |
| 沒說的 | 没说的 | méi shuō de | really good |
| 評說 | 评说 | píng shuō | comment; evaluate |
| 奇幻小說 | 奇幻小说 | qí huàn xiǎo shuō | fantasy novel |
| 勸說 | 劝说 | quàn shuō | persuade; persuasion; advise |
| 燃素說 | 燃素说 | rán sù shuō | phlogiston theory |
| 日心說 | 日心说 | rì xīn shuō | heliocentric theory; the theory that the sun is at the center of the universe |
| 薩爾達傳說合輯 | 萨尔达传说合辑 | Sà ěr dá chuán shuō hé jí | The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition |
| 色情小說 | 色情小说 | sè qíng xiǎo shuō | pornographic novel; dirty book |
| 說 | 说 | shuì | persuade (politically) |
| 說 | 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 說不出 | 说不出 | shuō bù chū | unable to say |
| 說不出話來 | 说不出话来 | shuō bù chū huà lái | speechless |
| 說不定 | 说不定 | shuō bu dìng | can't say for sure; maybe |
| 說唱 | 说唱 | shuō chàng | hip-hop (music genre) |
| 說出 | 说出 | shuō chū | utter |
| 說法 | 说法 | shuō fa | statement; statement; wording; (someone's) version (of events) |
| 說服 | 说服 | shuō fú | to persuade; to convince; to talk sb. over |
| 說謊 | 说谎 | shuō huǎng | (v) lie; tell an untruth |
| 說謊者 | 说谎者 | shuō huǎng zhē | liar |
| 說教 | 说教 | shuō jiào | preach |
| 說明 | 说明 | shuō míng | to explain; to illustrate; explanation; directions; caption |
| 說明會 | 说明会 | shuō míng huì | information meeting |
| 說明書 | 说明书 | shuō míng shū | (technical) manual; (book of) directions; synopsis (of a play or film) |
| 說情 | 说情 | shuō qíng | (v) plead for somebody else |
| 訴說 | 诉说 | sù shuō | tell (to another person) |
| 雖說 | 虽说 | suī shuō | though; although |
| 聽說 | 听说 | tīng shuō | to hear told |
| 聽說過 | 听说过 | tīng shuō guo | to hear said |
| 圖解說明 | 图解说明 | tú jiě shuō míng | illustrate |
| 無話可說 | 无话可说 | wú huà kě shuō | (idiom) to have no other alternative; (idiom) above criticism; perfect |
| 武俠小說 | 武侠小说 | wǔ xiá xiǎo shuō | Wuxia; martial arts novels |
| 小說 | 小说 | xiǎo shuō | novel; fiction; {CL 篇} |
| 小說家 | 小说家 | xiǎo shuō jiā | novelist |
| 虛構小說 | 虚构小说 | xū gòu xiǎo shuō | fiction |
| 學說 | 学说 | xué shuō | theory; doctrine |
| 演說 | 演说 | yǎn shuō | (deliver a) speech |
| 演說者 | 演说者 | yǎn shuō zhě | orator; speaker |
| 一般來說 | 一般来说 | yì bān lái shuō | generally speaking |
| 應該說 | 应该说 | yīng gāi shuō | it should be mentioned that ... |
| 硬科幻小說 | 硬科幻小说 | yìng kē huàn xiǎo shuō | hard science fiction |
| 游說 | 游说 | yóu shuì | drum up support; sell (an idea) |
| 再活化假說 | 再活化假说 | zài huó huà jiǎ shuō | reactivation hypothesis |
| 再說 | 再说 | zài shuō | let's talk about it later; what's more; besides |
| 招股說明書 | 招股说明书 | zhāo gǔ shuō míng shū | prospectus |
| 中篇小說 | 中篇小说 | zhōng piān xiǎo shuō | novella |
| 總的來說 | 总的来说 | zǒng de lái shuō | generally speaking; to sum up; in summary; in short |
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