据说
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
据说 (jùshuō) · it is said that
据说 (jùshuō) means “it is said that; reportedly”. It is written with 2 characters: 据 (to possess) + 说 (to speak). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 据说 is built
The characters
据 jù · to possess
What 据 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 居jū — to live
- 户hù — door
- 古gǔ — ancient
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 居 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
说 shuō · to speak
What 说 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 兑duì — cash
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 兄xiōng — elder brother
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 儿ér — child
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 兑 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
据说明天会下雨。Jùshuō míngtiān huì xià yǔ.It is said that it will rain tomorrow.
据说那家饭馆的菜很好吃。Jùshuō nà jiā fànguǎn de cài hěn hǎochī.Reportedly, that restaurant's food is very good.
Questions about 据说
What does 据说 mean?
据说 (jùshuō) means “it is said that; reportedly”.
How do you pronounce 据说?
据说 is pronounced jùshuō.
Which HSK level is 据说?
据说 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 证据zhèngjùevidence
- 根据gēnjùaccording to
- 数据shùjùdata
- 收据shōujùreceipt
- 据悉jùxīit is reported that
- 依据yījùbasis
- 占据zhànjùto occupy
- 说话shuōhuàto speak
- 比如说bǐrúshuōfor example
- 说明shuōmíngto explain
Learn 据说 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 8: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.