说起 meaning in English
to mention; to bring up (a subject)
Traditional 說起19 strokes
Meaning of 说起
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shuōqǐ
- to mention
- to bring up (a subject)
- with regard to
- as for
说起 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他说起话来好像他什么都知道。
He talks as if he knows everything.
说起玛莉,我已经有很久没见过她了。
Speaking of Mary, I have not seen her for a long time.
那个男孩说起话来像个大人。
That boy talks as if he were a grown up.
对我来说法语比英语说起来简单得多。
I find French much easier than English to speak.
我有太多话想和你说,以至于不知从何说起。
I have so many things to tell you that I don't know where to start.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
说 shuō · to speak · 9 strokes
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起 qǐ · to rise · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 说起.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to speak; to say |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get out of bed; to get up |
| 听说 | tīngshuō | to hear (sth said); one hears (that) |
| 想起 | xiǎngqǐ | to recall; to think of |
| 说明 | shuōmíng | to explain; to illustrate |
| 小说 | xiǎoshuō | novel; fiction |
| 起飞 | qǐfēi | (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to star |
| 比如说 | bǐrú shuō | for example |
| 看起来 | kàn qǐlái | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the |
Questions about 说起
What does 说起 mean?
说起 (shuōqǐ) means "to mention; to bring up (a subject)".
How do you write 说起?
说起 is made of 2 characters: 说 (9 strokes), 起 (10 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
How is 说起 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 说起 is written 說起.