Chinese word

说道

Pronunciation

Pinyinshuō dào

Meaning

  • verbsay

Example

他说道：“我明天去北京。”tā shuō dào wǒ míng tiān qù běi jīng

He said, "I'm going to Beijing tomorrow."

Illustration for 说道 (say)

More examples

记者在发布会上说道，新政策下月生效。jì zhě zài fā bù huì shàng shuō dào xīn zhèng cè xià yuè shēng xiào

At the press conference, the reporter said that the new policy would take effect next month.

Core concept

A speech doorway opens from a named speaker to the words that follow, with attention on the act of speaking.

Common phrases

  • 他说道：tā shuō dào

    he said:

  • 记者说道jì zhě shuō dào

    the reporter said

  • 医生说道yī shēng shuō dào

    the doctor said

Similar words

说shuō: Using speech or writing to state information, thoughts, or opinions.
告诉gào sù: Passing information to a person so the person knows and understands it.
讲jiǎng: Giving a spoken account of a story, matter, or situation.
说明shuō míng: Explaining a matter clearly by setting out its meaning or reasons.

Definition in Chinese

用作报告话语的动词，常放在说话者后面以引出具体话句，具有引导直接引语或强调说话动作的功能。yòng zuò bào gào huà yǔ de dòng cí cháng fàng zài shuō huà zhě hòu miàn yǐ yǐn chū jù tǐ huà jù jù yǒu yín dǎo zhí jiē yín yǔ huò qiáng diào shuō huà dòng zuò de gōng néng

Word origin

说道 (shuōdào, "say") combines 说 (shuō, "speak") + 道 (dào, "say"), so its two speech-related parts support its use for introducing reported words.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this form is more common in narration than in relaxed turn-taking, so recognizing it helps with stories, biographies, and retold conversations.

Other meanings

  • speakverb
  • tellverb

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