说 shuō
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 兑 to exchange
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
说情
shuōqíng
to plead on someone's behalf
Characters in this word
情 qíng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 青 blue, green
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 招聘流程已经公开评分，即使老同事替他说情，也不能改变结果。 Zhāopìn liúchéng yǐjīng gōngkāi píngfēn, jíshǐ lǎo tóngshì tì tā shuōqíng, yě bùnéng gǎibiàn jiéguǒ. The recruitment process has already been scored publicly; even if an old colleague pleads for him, the result cannot be changed.
- 我从不替犯错的朋友向领导说情。 Wǒ cóngbú tì fàncuò de péngyou xiàng lǐngdǎo shuōqíng. I would never plead for a friend who made a mistake with the boss.
- 这件事按规矩办，谁都别说情。 Zhè jiàn shì àn guīju bàn, shéi dōu bié shuōqíng. This matter will be handled by the rules, so nobody should plead for anyone.
Related words
- 说 shuō to say, to speak
- 说话 shuōhuà to talk, to speak
- 比如说 bǐrúshuō for example
- 说明 shuōmíng to explain; to show
- 听说 tīngshuō to hear that
- 小说 xiǎoshuō novel
- 传说 chuánshuō legend
- 据说 jùshuō it is said that
- 说不定 shuōbudìng maybe
- 说服 shuōfú to persuade
- 一般来说 yìbānláishuō generally speaking
- 说法 shuōfǎ way of saying something