说起来說起來 shuō qǐlái — Say
shuō (first tone, high and level) qǐlái (third tone, dipping)shuo1 qilai3
Traditional: 說起來
Say
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standard
Meanings
Say
Say
Character breakdown
Words containing 说
- 说說shuō (first tone, high and level)to say, to speak
- 说话說話shuōhuà (first tone, high and level)to talk, to speak
- 说明說明shuō (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising)to explain
- 听说聽說tīng (first tone, high and level) shuō (first tone, high and level)to hear (sth said)
- 说实话說實話shuō (first tone, high and level) shí (second tone, rising) huà (fourth tone, falling)to speak the truth
- 说法說法shuō (first tone, high and level) fǎ (third tone, dipping)to expound Buddhist teachings
- 再说再說zài (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level)to say again
- 小说小說xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shuō (first tone, high and level)novel
- 比如说比如說bǐ (third tone, dipping) rú (second tone, rising) shuō (first tone, high and level)for example
- 传说傳說chuán (second tone, rising) shuō (first tone, high and level)legend
- 也就是说也就是說yě (third tone, dipping) jiù (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level)in other words
- 据说據說jù (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level)it is said that
- 说不定說不定shuō (first tone, high and level) bu (neutral tone) dìng (fourth tone, falling)can't say for sure
- 说服說服shuō (first tone, high and level) fú (second tone, rising)to persuade
- 说道說道shuō (first tone, high and level) dào (fourth tone, falling)to state
- 说谎說謊shuō (first tone, high and level) huǎng (third tone, dipping)to lie
- 别说別說bié (second tone, rising) shuō (first tone, high and level)to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
- 虽说雖說suī (first tone, high and level) shuō (first tone, high and level)though
Words containing 起
- 起qǐ (third tone, dipping)to rise
- 起来起來qǐlái (third tone, dipping)to get up, to stand up, to rise
- 一起yìqǐ (fourth tone, falling)together
- 引起yǐnqǐ (third tone, dipping)to give rise to, to cause, to trigger
- 想起xiǎng (third tone, dipping) qǐ (third tone, dipping)to recall
- 对不起對不起duìbuqǐ (fourth tone, falling)sorry; excuse me
- 起床qǐchuáng (third tone, dipping)to get up, to get out of bed
- 看起来看起來kàn (fourth tone, falling) qǐ (third tone, dipping) lai (neutral tone)seemingly
- 起诉起訴qǐ (third tone, dipping) sù (fourth tone, falling)to sue
- 起飞起飛qǐfēi (third tone, dipping)to take off (of an aircraft)
- 提起tí (second tone, rising) qǐ (third tone, dipping)to mention
- 起码起碼qǐ (third tone, dipping) mǎ (third tone, dipping)at the minimum
- 发起發起fā (first tone, high and level) qǐ (third tone, dipping)to originate
- 了不起liǎo (third tone, dipping) bu (neutral tone) qǐ (third tone, dipping)amazing
- 响起響起xiǎng (third tone, dipping) qǐ (third tone, dipping)(of a sound) to come forth
- 起点起點qǐ (third tone, dipping) diǎn (third tone, dipping)starting point
- 掀起xiān (first tone, high and level) qǐ (third tone, dipping)to lift
- 起步qǐ (third tone, dipping) bù (fourth tone, falling)to set out