[shuō]
[动]
（用话表达） speak; talk; say
talk much but do little
说得多做得少
That's putting it too mildly.
那未免说得太轻了。
What you say is quite true.
你说得很对。
Please speak more slowly.
请说慢一点儿。
As the saying goes, “A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.”
俗话说，“吃一堑，长一智”。
She can speak German and French, not to speak of English.
她能说德语和法语，更不用说英语了。
He talks without stopping.
他说个不停。
I don't think these words were uttered unmeaningly.
我认为这些话说出来不是毫无意义的。
（解释） explain
He explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.
他说了又说， 我还是不懂。
I told him how and he caught on at once.
我一说他就明白了。
（责备； 批评） scold; criticize
The mother gave her child a scolding for his wrongdoing.
孩子做错了事， 母亲说了他一顿。
[名]
（言论； 主张） theory; teachings; doctrine
write books to expound a theory
著书立说
strange and false doctrine
异端邪说