述 (seot6 | shu4) : state, narrate

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述

seot6

shu4

state; narrate; relate; give an account of; recount; expound

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

述

This word has been viewed 6342 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Nov 2009 14:30

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上述 soeng6 seot6 shang4 shu4 = the above-mentioned; aforementioned

申述 san1 seot6 shen1 shu4 = to state in detail

敍述 zeoi6 seot6 = to relate (a story or event); to talk about

講述 gong2 seot6 jiang3 shu4 = to talk about; to narrate an account

陳述 can4 seot6 chen2 shu4 = to declare; to state

闡述 zin2 seot6 chan3 shu4 = to expound; to elaborate

覆述 fuk1 seot6 fu4 shu4 = repeat

引述 jan5 seot6 = quoting

描述 miu4 seot6 miao2 shu4 = to describe

體育旁述 tai2 juk6 pong4 seot6 ti3 yu4 pang2 shu4 = a sportscaster (common formation)

旁述 pong4 seot6 pang2 shu4 = narrator

陳述的 can4 seot6 dik1 chen2 shu4 de5 = [adj] presentational 國

敘述 zeoi6 seot6 xu4 shu4 = to recount (a narrative)

述職 seot6 zik1 shu4 zhi2 = report on one's work

口述 hau2 seot6 kou3 shu4 = dictate; recount orally

記述 gei3 seot6 = a description

前述 cin4 seot6 qian2 shu4 = the above-mentioned; aforementioned

難以描述 naan4 ji5 miu4 seot6 = no words can describe

概述 koi3 seot6 = summary; brief summary; sketch; bird's eye view; to summarize; to outline; to sum up

憶述 jik1 seot6 = recalled (a memory, event from the past)

撰述 zaan6 seot6 zhuan4 shu4 = write; works

臨終供述 lam4 zung1 gung1 seot6 lin2 zhong1 gong4 shu4 = deathbed confession (common formation)

毋庸贅述 mou4 jung4 zeoi6 seot6 wu2 yong1 zhui4 shu4 = there's no need to elaborate; there's no needs to elaborate on unnecessary details

無庸贅述 mou4 jung4 zeoi6 seot6 wu2 yong1 zhui4 shu4 = there's no need to elaborate; there's no needs to elaborate on unnecessary details

表述 biu2 seot6 biao3 shu4 = articulate

述評 seot6 ping4 shu4 ping2 = commentary, review

下述 haa6 seot6 xia4 shu4 = below-mentioned

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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