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说 means "to speak", "to say", or "to talk", generally referring to verbal communication. It is a phono-semantic compound: the left side is the "speech" radical (讠/言), which indicates the semantic category of language, while the right side, 兑/兌 (duì), provides the pronunciation. Beyond general speech, the character can also mean to explain, scold, or act as a matchmaker depending on context. It often takes a clause as its object to introduce direct speech or express an opinion.
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我会说中文。
她常说谢谢。
请你说清楚。
他说他累了。
爸爸说不要玩手机。
老师说明天考试。
我们说说学习的问题吧。
他说话的方式很有趣。