say

说

shuō

To express words or a statement without necessarily naming a recipient.

Standard Mapping

Use say for 说 when the semantic object is speech or information. Generation remains disabled until complement patterns are approved.

Correct: I say this → 我说这个。

Incorrect: Use tell when no recipient semantics are present.

Reason: Say and tell have different argument boundaries.

I say this → 我说这个。

Use tell when no recipient semantics are present.

Say and tell have different argument boundaries.