说书
shuō shū
Pinyin

Definition

说书
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shuō shū
  1. folk art consisting of storytelling to music

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

传说
chuán shuō
  1. 1 legend
  2. 2 folklore
  3. 3 to repeat from mouth to mouth
  4. 4 they say that...
书
Shū
  1. 1 abbr. for 書經|书经[Shū jīng]
说
shuì
  1. 1 to persuade
再说
zài shuō
  1. 1 to say again
  2. 2 to put off a discussion until later
  3. 3 moreover
  4. 4 what's more
  5. 5 besides
图书
tú shū
  1. 1 books (in a library or bookstore)
  2. 2 CL:本[běn],冊|册[cè],部[bù]
图书馆
tú shū guǎn
  1. 1 library
  2. 2 CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè]
小说
xiǎo shuō
  1. 1 novel
  2. 2 fiction
  3. 3 CL:本[běn],部[bù]
念书
niàn shū
  1. 1 to read
  2. 2 to study
情书
qíng shū
  1. 1 love letter
据说
jù shuō
  1. 1 it is said that
  2. 2 reportedly
教科书
jiào kē shū
  1. 1 textbook
  2. 2 CL:本[běn]
书包
shū bāo
  1. 1 schoolbag
  2. 2 satchel
  3. 3 bookbag
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
书写
shū xiě
  1. 1 to write
书店
shū diàn
  1. 1 bookstore
  2. 2 CL:家[jiā]
书房
shū fáng
  1. 1 study (room)
  2. 2 studio
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
书本
shū běn
  1. 1 book
  2. 2 CL:本[běn]
书架
shū jià
  1. 1 bookshelf
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
书桌
shū zhuō
  1. 1 desk
  2. 2 CL:張|张[zhāng]
书法
shū fǎ
  1. 1 calligraphy
  2. 2 handwriting
  3. 3 penmanship
书籍
shū jí
  1. 1 books
  2. 2 works

Idioms (20)

不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
二话不说
èr huà bù shuō
  1. 1 not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection
  2. 2 without demur
仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
  1. 1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
但说无妨
dàn shuō wú fáng
  1. 1 there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
  3. 3 same as 光說不做|光说不做[guāng shuō bù zuò]
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
口说无凭
kǒu shuō wú píng
  1. 1 (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement
  2. 2 just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
  1. 1 to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
  3. 3 sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出
好说歹说
hǎo shuō dǎi shuō
  1. 1 to try one's very best to persuade sb (idiom)
  2. 2 to reason with sb in every way possible
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
  1. 1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
掉书袋
diào shū dài
  1. 1 lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to show off one's erudition
  3. 3 a person who does so
是啥说啥
shì shá shuō shá
  1. 1 call a spade a spade (idiom)
书不尽言
shū bù jìn yán
  1. 1 I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
书香门第
shū xiāng mén dì
  1. 1 family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
无话可说
wú huà kě shuō
  1. 1 to have nothing to say (idiom)
牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū
  1. 1 lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be diligent in one's studies
白面书生
bái miàn shū shēng
  1. 1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
  2. 2 still wet behind the ears
众说纷揉
zhòng shuō fēn róu
  1. 1 lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ
  2. 2 controversial matters
众说纷纭
zhòng shuō fēn yún
  1. 1 opinions differ (idiom)

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