Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate

Chinese: 叙述、讲述。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “shu” becomes a different word in each tone. 述 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 描述miáo shùto describe; description
  • 讲述jiǎng shùto talk about; to narrate; to give an account
  • 叙述xù shùto relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration
  • 陈述chén shùto state; to declare
  • 上述shàng shùaforementioned; above-mentioned

Example Sentence

请简单叙述一下事情的经过。Qǐng jiǎn dān xù shù yí xià shì qing de jīng guò.Please briefly describe what happened.

Qǐngto ask简单jiǎn dānsimple叙述xù shùto relate (a story or info一下yí xiàall at once事情shì qingaffairdeof经过jīng guòto pass