言归正传 meaning in English
to return to the topic (idiom); to get back to the main point
Traditional 言歸正傳23 strokes
Meaning of 言归正传
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yánguīzhèngzhuàn
- to return to the topic (idiom)
- to get back to the main point
言归正传 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
言归正传，事情进展得怎么样了？
Joking aside, how are things going?
Stroke order for each character
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言 yán · words · 7 strokes
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归 guī · to return · 5 strokes
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正 zhèng · straight · 5 strokes
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传 chuán · to pass on · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 言归正传.
| 正在 | zhèngzài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 真正 | zhēnzhèng | genuine; real; true; really; indeed |
| 正常 | zhèngcháng | normal; regular |
| 正确 | zhèngquè | correct; sound; right; proper |
| 正是 | zhèngshì | is precisely |
| 正好 | zhènghǎo | just (in time); just right |
| 语言 | yǔyán | language |
| 反正 | fǎnzhèng | anyway; in any case |
| 正式 | zhèngshì | formal; official |
| 传说 | chuánshuō | legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that... |
| 宣传 | xuānchuán | to disseminate; to give publicity to |
| 传播 | chuánbō | to disseminate; to propagate; to spread |
Questions about 言归正传
What does 言归正传 mean?
言归正传 (yánguīzhèngzhuàn) means "to return to the topic (idiom); to get back to the main point".
How do you write 言归正传?
言归正传 is made of 4 characters: 言 (7 strokes), 归 (5 strokes), 正 (5 strokes), 传 (6 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
How is 言归正传 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 言归正传 is written 言歸正傳.