述 (shù) means To tell (narrate - state - relate). Below are 11 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他的描 述 非常精确。
Tā de miáoshù fēicháng jīngquè.
His description is extremely precise.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精确
请叙 述 一下当时的情况。
Qǐng xùshù yíxià dāngshí de qíngkuàng.
Please describe what happened at the time.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 叙述
请你陈 述 一下事情的经过。
Qǐng nǐ chénshù yíxià shìqing de jīngguò.
Please give an account of what happened.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 陈述
他在会上阐 述 了自己的观点。
Tā zài huì shang chǎnshù le zìjǐ de guāndiǎn.
He set out his views at the meeting.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阐述
他平静地陈 述 了自己的理由。
Tā píngjìng de chénshù le zìjǐ de lǐyóu.
He calmly stated his reasons.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 陈述
这段历史讲 述 了政权的更替。
Zhè duàn lìshǐ jiǎngshù le zhèngquán de gēngtì.
This period of history recounts the change of regimes.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 政权
这本书详细阐 述 了作者的理论。
Zhè běn shū xiángxì chǎnshù le zuòzhě de lǐlùn.
This book expounds the author's theory in detail.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阐述
这部电影讲 述 了反抗独裁的故事。
Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎngshù le fǎnkàng dúcái de gùshi.
This film tells a story of resistance to dictatorship.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 独裁
电影讲 述 了一起绑架案的调查过程。
Diànyǐng jiǎngshù le yì qǐ bǎngjià àn de diàochá guòchéng.
The film recounts the investigation of a kidnapping case.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 绑架
法官分别听取了原告和被告的陈 述 。
Fǎguān fēnbié tīngqǔ le yuángào hé bèigào de chénshù.
The judge heard the statements of plaintiff and defendant separately.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 原告
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Questions about 述
How is 述 used in a sentence?
This page shows 11 sentences using 述 (shù, "To tell (narrate - state - relate)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 述 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 述 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 述?
The dictionary page for 述 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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