叙述

叙述 xùshù

Relate (recount - talk about)

HSK 5 繁體 敘述 xushu

What 叙述 means

  1. Relate (recount - talk about)

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 叙述 will read it the same way this page does.

Character by character

叙述 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

Narrate (chat)
shù
To tell (narrate - state - relate)

How to write 叙述

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Questions about 叙述

What does 叙述 mean in English?

叙述 is pronounced xùshù and means Relate (recount - talk about).

How do you pronounce 叙述?

叙述 is xùshù in pinyin — written xushu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 叙述?

叙述 is written with 2 characters: 叙 (xù) Narrate (chat), 述 (shù) To tell (narrate - state - relate). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 叙述 written in traditional Chinese?

敘述. The simplified form 叙述 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 敘述 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xùshù.

Is 叙述 an HSK word?

Yes — 叙述 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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