说来话长 meaning in English
start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
Traditional 說來話長28 strokes
Meaning of 说来话长
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shuōláihuàcháng
- start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
说来话长 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
说来话长。
It's a long story.
「你们俩怎么认识的呀？」「说来话长。」
"How did you two meet?" "It's a long story."
Stroke order for each character
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说 shuō · to speak · 9 strokes
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来 lái · to come · 7 strokes
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话 huà · dialect · 8 strokes
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长 cháng · long · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 说来话长.
| 回来 | huílái | to return; to come back |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 出来 | chūlái | to come out; to appear |
| 电话 | diànhuà | telephone; phone call |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to speak; to say |
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | to make a telephone call |
| 进来 | jìnlái | to come in |
| 来到 | láidào | to arrive; to come |
| 的话 | dehuà | if (coming after a conditional clause) |
| 过来 | guòlái | to come over; to manage |
| 听说 | tīngshuō | to hear (sth said); one hears (that) |
| 带来 | dàilái | to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce |
Questions about 说来话长
What does 说来话长 mean?
说来话长 (shuōláihuàcháng) means "start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly".
How do you write 说来话长?
说来话长 is made of 4 characters: 说 (9 strokes), 来 (7 strokes), 话 (8 strokes), 长 (4 strokes). That is 28 strokes in total.
How is 说来话长 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 说来话长 is written 說來話長.