Chinese word

据说

Pronunciation

Pinyinjù shuō

Meaning

  • adverbreportedly

Example

据说他昨天去了上海。jù shuō tā zuó tiān qù le shàng hǎi

He reportedly went to Shanghai yesterday.

Illustration for 据说 (reportedly)

More examples

据说明天会下雨。jù shuō míng tiān huì xià yǔ

It will reportedly rain tomorrow.

Core concept

A speaker passes along a claim with its source left outside the sentence, marking it as hearsay rather than personal confirmation.

Common phrases

  • 据说会来jù shuō huì lái

    reportedly coming

  • 据说很贵jù shuō hěn guì

    reportedly expensive

Similar words

听说tīng shuō: Presents information heard from another person or source.
好像hǎo xiàng: Shows that something seems true from an impression or the situation.
看起来kàn qǐ lái: Shows that something seems true from its appearance or visible condition.

Definition in Chinese

用于引出传闻，常位于句首，表示所述信息来自他人而非说话者确认。yòng yú yǐn chū chuán wén cháng wèi yú jù shǒu biǎo shì suǒ shù xìn xī lái zì tā rén ér fēi shuō huà zhě què rèn

Word origin

据 (jù, "according to") + 说 (shuō, "speak") means speaking on the basis of what has been said, so the compound introduces information received from others.

Usage tips

  • Because this word does not identify the source, it is less precise than a phrase that names a report, speaker, or piece of evidence.

Other meanings

  • be said toverb

Opposites

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