述 (shù): (bound form) to state, to tell, to narrate, to relate
述 (shù) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) to state.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (semantic) and 术 (phonetic). It ranks #674 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 述 walk. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 边 (biān, side), 过 (guò, to pass, past), 还 (hái, still, return).
Definitions
- (bound form) to state
- to tell
- to narrate
- to relate
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 述
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 描述verb | miáo shù | to describe | 5 |
| 讲述verb | jiǎng shù | to talk about | 5 |
| 叙述verb | xù shù | to relate (a story or information) | 6 |
| 上述adjective | shàng shù | aforementioned | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陈述 | chén shù | to state |
| 阐述 | chǎn shù | to expound (a position) |
| 口述 | kǒu shù | to dictate |
| 表述 | biǎo shù | to express |
| 复述 | fù shù | to repeat (one's own words or sb else's) |
| 述说 | shù shuō | to recount |
| 引述 | yǐn shù | to quote |
| 转述 | zhuǎn shù | to pass on (stories) |
| 论述 | lùn shù | treatise |
| 记述 | jì shù | to write an account (of events) |
| 综上所述 | zōng shàng suǒ shù | to summarize |
| 评述 | píng shù | to comment on |
| 自述 | zì shù | to recount in one's own words |
| 概述 | gài shù | overview |
| 陈述句 | chén shù jù | declarative sentence |
述 appears in 43 compound words: 7 as the first character, 86 as the last, and 7 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 述 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
他在报告中详细叙述了整个事件的过程。
Tā zài bàogào zhōng xiángxì xùshù le zhěng gè shìjiàn de guòchéng.
He detailed the entire process of the incident in his report.
辉达执行长黄仁勋称SaaS末日论述错误,认为存在“深度误解”
huī dá zhí háng cháng huáng rén xūn chèn S a a S mò rì lùn shù cuò wù , rèn wéi cún zài shēn dù wù jiě
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called the SaaS doomsday discourse wrong, believing there was a "deep misunderstanding"
子宫回声不均匀什么意思?B超单上这个描述常见吗
zǐ gōng huí shēng bù jūn yún shén má yì sī ? chāo dān shàng zhè gè miáo shù cháng jiàn ma
What does uneven uterine echo mean? Is this description common on the B-ultrasound list?
...委员、书记处书记等向党中央和习近平总书记述职
. . . wěi yuán , shū jì chǔ shū jì děng xiàng dǎng zhōng yāng hé xí jìn píng zǒng shū jì shù zhí
... Members and secretaries of the Secretariat reported to the Party Central Committee and General Secretary Xi Jinping
...ties反驳Citrini对AI的末日论述
. . . t i e s fǎn bó C i t r i n i duì A I de mò rì lùn shù
... ties refutes Citrini's doomsday narrative on AI
佘詩曼喜遇周潤發變心心眼 發長文講述兩次相遇緣份難掩激動之情
佘 詩 曼 xǐ yù zhōu 潤 發 變 xīn xīn yǎn 發 長 wén 講 shù 兩 cì xiāng yù 緣 fèn 難 yǎn jī 動 zhī qíng
Tavia Yeung Happily Meets Chow Yun-fat, Becomes a Star-struck Fan; Writes a Long Post Detailing Their Two Encounters, Unable to Hide Her Excitement.
他简单地阐述了他的理由。
Tā jiǎndān de chǎnshù le tā de lǐyóu.
He gave his reasons in brief.
我开始怀疑他陈述的准确性。
Wǒ kāishǐ huáiyí tā chénshù de zhǔnquèxìng.
I began to doubt the accuracy of his statement.
他详细地叙述了那场意外的经过。
Tā xiángxì de xù shù le nà chǎng yìwài de jīngguò.
He gave a detailed description of the accident.
用自己的语言把课文内容复述。
Yòng zìjǐ de yǔyán bǎ kèwén nèiróng fùshù.
Use your own words to retell the content of the lesson.
Character Family
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