说起 meaning in English

shuōqǐ

to mention; to bring up (a subject)

Traditional 說起19 strokes

Meaning of 说起

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shuōqǐ
  1. to mention
  2. to bring up (a subject)
  3. with regard to
  4. as for

说起 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā说shuō起qǐ话huà来lái好hǎo像xiàng他tā什shén么me都dōu知zhī道dào。
He talks as if he knows everything.
说shuō起qǐ玛mǎ莉lì,我wǒ已yǐ经jīng有yǒu很hěn久jiǔ没méi见jiàn过guò她tā了le。
Speaking of Mary, I have not seen her for a long time.
那nà个ge男nán孩hái说shuō起qǐ话huà来lái像xiàng个gè大dà人rén。
That boy talks as if he were a grown up.
对duì我wǒ来lái说shuō法fǎ语yǔ比bǐ英yīng语yǔ说shuō起qǐ来lái简jiǎn单dān得de多duō。
I find French much easier than English to speak.
我wǒ有yǒu太tài多duō话huà想xiǎng和hé你nǐ说shuō,以yǐ至zhì于yú不bù知zhī从cóng何hé说shuō起qǐ。
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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  9. 9

起 qǐ · to rise · 10 strokes

  1. 1
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  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 说起.

一起yīqǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
起来qǐláito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
说话shuōhuàto speak; to say
起床qǐchuángto get out of bed; to get up
听说tīngshuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that)
想起xiǎngqǐto recall; to think of
说明shuōmíngto explain; to illustrate
小说xiǎoshuōnovel; 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 shuōfor example
看起来kàn qǐláiseemingly; 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.