说法
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
说法 (shuōfǎ) · way of saying something
说法 (shuōfǎ) means “way of saying something; view; explanation”. It is written with 2 characters: 说 (to speak) + 法 (method). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 说法 is built
The characters
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)
法 fǎ · method
What 法 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 去qù — to go away
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: The course 去 followed by a stream 氵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个说法我第一次听到。Zhège shuōfǎ wǒ dì-yī cì tīngdào.This is the first time I've heard it put that way.
我同意你的说法。Wǒ tóngyì nǐ de shuōfǎ.I agree with what you said.
Questions about 说法
What does 说法 mean?
说法 (shuōfǎ) means “way of saying something; view; explanation”.
How do you pronounce 说法?
说法 is pronounced shuōfǎ.
Which HSK level is 说法?
说法 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 说话shuōhuàto speak
- 比如说bǐrúshuōfor example
- 说明shuōmíngto explain
- 听说tīngshuōto hear
- 小说xiǎoshuōnovel
- 传说chuánshuōlegend
- 据说jùshuōit is said that
- 说不定shuōbudìngmaybe
- 说服shuōfúto persuade
- 一般来说yībān lái shuōgenerally speaking
Learn 说法 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 70: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.