Usage note
说法表示怎么说某件事。
shuō fǎ biǎo shì zěn me shuō mǒu jiàn shì。
Wording means how something is said.
Context note
说法常用于表达方式和观点。
shuō fǎ cháng yòng yú biǎo dá fāng shì hé guān diǎn。
Wording often appears with expression styles and opinions.
5 examples
这个说法不对。
zhè ge shuō fǎ bú duì。
This wording is not correct.
你的说法很好。
nǐ de shuō fǎ hěn hǎo。
Your wording is very good.
我不太懂这个说法。
wǒ bú tài dǒng zhè ge shuō fǎ。
I do not quite understand this wording.
老师换了一种说法。
lǎo shī huàn le yì zhǒng shuō fǎ。
The teacher changed the wording.
这种说法更自然。
zhè zhǒng shuō fǎ gèng zì rán。
This wording is more natural.
5 mini stories
他说了一个新的说法。
tā shuō le yí gè xīn de shuō fǎ。
He said a new way of saying it.
这个说法听起来很奇怪。
zhè ge shuō fǎ tīng qǐ lái hěn qí guài。
This wording sounds strange.
老师用简单的说法解释。
lǎo shī yòng jiǎn dān de shuō fǎ jiě shì。
The teacher explained using simple wording.
不同的人有不同的说法。
bù tóng de rén yǒu bù tóng de shuō fǎ。
Different people have different ways of saying it.
我想把说法改得更清楚。
wǒ xiǎng bǎ shuō fǎ gǎi dé gèng qīng chǔ。
I want to make the wording clearer.
Mini dialogue
问作业
A
老师，关于这个题目，正确的说法是什么？
Lǎoshī, guānyú zhège tímù, zhèngquè de shuōfǎ shì shénme?
Teacher, regarding this topic, what is the correct wording?
B
这个说法不太准确，应该说‘很高兴认识你’。
Zhège shuōfǎ bù tài zhǔnquè, yīnggāi shuō 'hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ'.
This wording is not very accurate. You should say 'Nice to meet you'.
不同意见
A
我不同意他的说法，我觉得应该先做作业再玩。
Wǒ bù tóngyì tā de shuōfǎ, wǒ juéde yīnggāi xiān zuò zuòyè zài wán.
I don't agree with his wording/statement. I think we should do homework first before playing.
B
你的说法也有道理，我们可以商量一下。
Nǐ de shuōfǎ yě yǒu dàolǐ, wǒmen kěyǐ shāngliang yīxià.
Your wording/point also makes sense. We can discuss it.
Related words and contrasts
similar
讲法
jiǎng fǎ
way of saying, wording
Another common word for the way something is expressed.
related
表达
biǎo dá
to express
The action of putting thoughts into words.