说法 (shuō fǎ) — way of saying something; wording; formulation; account; version (of events); theory; interpretation
Definition
说法 covers two related ideas: the wording itself (how something is said) and a version or interpretation of events. It focuses on the speaker's framing, more concrete than 文字 ('wording/writing in general').
noun
way of saying somethingwordingformulationaccountversion (of events)theoryinterpretation
Examples
- 说法。Wǒ jué de zhè ge shuō fǎ bú tài qīng chǔ.I think this wording isn't very clear.
- ，说法。Guān yú zhè jiàn shì, yǒu liǎng zhǒng bù tóng de shuō fǎ.Regarding this matter, there are two different versions.
- 说法。Tā de shuō fǎ bǐ jiào róng yì bèi dà jiā jiē shòu.His theory is relatively easy for everyone to accept.
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