No. 22 in Chinese
说
"说" means "to speak," "to say," or "to explain."
In a sentence
他说他今天很忙。
He said he is very busy today.
In this sentence, the word '说' (shuō) is used as a verb meaning 'to say' or 'to speak', indicating someone conveying information through speech.
请你说明你的意思。
Please explain your meaning.
Here, '说' (shuō) is used as part of the verb '说明' (shuōmíng), which means 'to explain', showing that in combination with another character, it forms a compound verb.
大家说中文吧！
Everyone, let's speak Chinese!
In this context, '说' (shuō) retains its meaning 'to speak' but is used imperatively to suggest performing the action of speaking.
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