述

shù

narrate, state, express

How to write 述, stroke by stroke

(bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate

Pictophonetic: semantic 辶 (walk), phonetic 术

Made of 辶 + 术

描述miáo shùto describe; description
陈述chén shùto state; to declare
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; telling; narrative; account
上述shàng shùaforementioned; above-mentioned
阐述chǎn shùto expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject)
表述biǎo shùto express; to articulate; to formulate
引述yǐn shùto quote
口述kǒu shùto dictate; to recount orally
复述fù shùto repeat (one's own words or sb else's); (in the classroom) to paraphrase what one has learned
供述gòng shùconfession
述说shù shuōto recount; to narrate; to give an account of

他给我讲述了他的一生。
tā gěi wǒ jiǎng shù le tā de yì shēng 。
He told me the story of his life.
我想撤回我之前的陈述。
wǒ xiǎng chè huí wǒ zhī qián de chén shù 。
I would like to retract my previous statement.
他详细地描述了事故状况。
tā xiáng xì dì miáo shù liǎo shì gù zhuàng kuàng 。
He described the incident in detail.
详细叙述一下这起事故吧。
xiáng xì xù shù yí xià zhè qǐ shì gù ba 。
Describe that accident in detail.
他简单地阐述了他的理由。
tā jiǎn dān dì chǎn shù le tā de lǐ yóu 。
He gave his reasons in brief.