---
title: "Lunshu Meaning: 论述 (lùnshù) Means “to discuss”"
description: "论述 (traditional 論述, lùnshù) means “to discuss; to expound; exposition; treatment (of a topic)”. Hear its tones, see what 论 and 述 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lunshu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 论述 mean?

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论述 lùnshù

## to discuss; to expound; exposition; treatment (of a topic)

## Its characters

1. 论 lùn to discuss
2. 述 shù to state

## In a sentence

他在文章中详细论述了这个观点。 In his article he discussed this view in detail.

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## More words with 论 or 述

- [辩论 biànlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianlun)
- [表述 biǎoshù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoshu)
- [不论 bùlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bulun)
- [阐述 chǎnshù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chanshu)
- [陈述 chénshù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chenshu)
- [讲述 jiǎngshù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangshu)
- [结论 jiélùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jielun)
- [理论 lǐlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lilun)
- [论坛 lùntán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/luntan)
- [论文 lùnwén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lunwen)

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