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saying: noun
say: I. transitive verb II. intransitive verb III. noun (Vakat)

saying [ˈseııŋ] N

saying

saying

Phrases:

as the saying goes

正如俗话所说 zhèng rú súhuà suǒ shuō

as the saying goes

常言道 chángyándào

I . say <said> [seı] VB trans

1. say:

say

say

2. say:

say

说明 shuōmíng

say

表明 biǎomíng

My watch says five to ten.

我的表上是9点55分。

3. say:

say

报道 bàodào

say

say

写道 xiědào

The papers say exports are down.

报纸上说出口下降了。

4. say:

say

表达 biǎodá

say

传达(思想、感情等) chuándá

Her eyes said more than words.

她的眼神比言语更能表达感情。

5. say:

say

假定 jiǎdìng

say

假设 jiǎshè

say

He is, say, fifty.

他大约有五十岁。

II . say [seı] VB intr

say

说话 shuōhuà

say

发表意见 fābiǎo yìjiàn

III . say [seı] N

1. say:

say

要说的话 yàoshuōde huà

say

意见 yìjiàn

Let him have his say.

让他把要说的话说出来。

2. say:

say

发言机会 fāyán jīhuì

say

发言权 fāyánquán

He has some (no) say in this matter.

在这个问题上他有些(没有)发言权。

say [seı]

It goes without saying that

不用说 bùyòng shuō

It goes without saying that

不言自明 bù yán zì míng

that is to say

[用作插入语] 那就是说 nà jiùshì shuō

that is to say

换句话说 huàn jù huà shuō

Usage examples with saying

as the saying goes

正如俗话所说 zhèng rú súhuà suǒ shuō

leave without saying goodbye

It goes without saying that

不用说 bùyòng shuō

You should direct your attention to what I'm saying.

你应该注意我讲的话。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ray demurs, saying he never drinks because he doesn't like the taste of alcohol. en.wikipedia.org

Audience response cards repeatedly came back saying that laughter seemed forced or contrived. en.wikipedia.org

That's just idiotic, if you'll forgive me by saying so. en.wikipedia.org

After winning the title, she was quoted as saying that she would show her naughtier side from then on. en.wikipedia.org

As others have more commonly put the same distinction, saying is a kind of direct speech act whereas implicating is an indirect speech act. en.wikipedia.org

He blames multinational corporations, saying they do not have the same vested interest in respecting nature as economic patriots. en.wikipedia.org

They attempted to crowdfund support for additional help, saying all donations would be kept anonymous. www.kotaku.com.au

His new friends remark that they wish someone would decapitate the statue, saying it would be funny to see the town so upset. en.wikipedia.org

The speaker is saying that nature gives gifts at birth, and calls on people, giving something inhuman human-like characteristics. en.wikipedia.org

He went on to call the new music weird, spectacular, and creepy, saying that it contained lots of blood. en.wikipedia.org

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