<p>跟别人谈论起军事来，<br />
(in) discussing military matters,<br />
没有人说得过他，<br />
nobody could out talk him,<br />
none was more erudite than he,<br />
he had no equal,<br />
he was peerless,<br />
none was more knowledgeable than he,</p>

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Pedroski
<p>It's pronounced as shuo1.</p>
<p>过 in 说得过 means 胜过(surpass, be better than). 说得过 overall means something along the lines of <em><strong>better in terms of speaking/arguing</strong></em>.</p>
<p>It forms a sort of pattern &quot;verb+得/不+过&quot;. E.g. 跑不过，玩不过，打得过， etc.</p>

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dan
<p>两千七百多年前的战国末期，赵国名将赵奢有个儿子叫赵括，他从小读了不少兵书，跟别人谈论起军事来，没有人说得过他，就是父亲赵奢也难不住他。赵括因此很骄傲，自以为天下无敌，连父亲也不放在眼里。</p>
<p>Hi all. I found this in the Standard Course Book of HSK5, chapter 15. What is the meaning of 说得过？Here the 说 is pronounced shui4 or shuo1?</p>
<p>提前感谢。</p>

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What is the meaning of 说得过?
# What is the meaning of 说得过?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-07-21)

两千七百多年前的战国末期，赵国名将赵奢有个儿子叫赵括，他从小读了不少兵书，跟别人谈论起军事来，没有人说得过他，就是父亲赵奢也难不住他。赵括因此很骄傲，自以为天下无敌，连父亲也不放在眼里。

Hi all. I found this in the Standard Course Book of HSK5, chapter 15. What is the meaning of 说得过？Here the 说 is pronounced shui4 or shuo1?

提前感谢。

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> **username_1**: win the argument.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2022-07-21. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

It's pronounced as shuo1.

过 in 说得过 means 胜过(surpass, be better than). 说得过 overall means something along the lines of ***better in terms of speaking/arguing***.

It forms a sort of pattern "verb+得/不+过". E.g. 跑不过，玩不过，打得过， etc.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-07-22. Score: 4

跟别人谈论起军事来，  
(in) discussing military matters,  
没有人说得过他，  
nobody could out talk him,  
none was more erudite than he,  
he had no equal,  
he was peerless,  
none was more knowledgeable than he,


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