{"type":"word","wordData":{"simplified":"话说","traditional":"話說","senses":[{"id":522738,"simplified":"话说","traditional":"話說","pinyin":"hua4 shuo1","gloss":"it is said","definition":"A formulaic expression used at the start of a narrative or chapter to introduce a story.","example":"话说天下大势，分久必合，合久必分。","variantPinyin":[],"posTags":["v","l"],"source":"cedict","occurrences":3,"sentenceCount":3,"exampleSentenceHtml":"话说天下大势，分久必合，合久必分。"},{"id":522737,"simplified":"话说","traditional":"話說","pinyin":"hua4 shuo1","gloss":"discuss","definition":"To talk about, recount, or speak of a particular subject.","example":"提起这件事，还得从头话说。","variantPinyin":[],"posTags":["n"],"source":"cedict","occurrences":1,"sentenceCount":1,"exampleSentenceHtml":"提起这件事，还得从头话说。"}],"references":[],"frequency":{"subtlexPerMillion":6.68,"subtlexContextDiversityPct":3,"bccPerMillion":47.40324342184762}},"commonWords":[{"simplified":"话说","traditional":"話說","pinyin":"hua4 shuo1","gloss":"it is said","definition":"A formulaic expression used at the start of a narrative or chapter to introduce a story.","perMillion":47.4032434218476},{"simplified":"换句话说","traditional":"換句話說","pinyin":"huan4 ju4 hua4 shuo1","gloss":"in other words","definition":"in other words","perMillion":5.43},{"simplified":"俗话说","traditional":"俗話說","pinyin":"su2 hua4 shuo1","gloss":"proverb says","definition":"as the saying goes; a phrase used to introduce a common proverb or piece of folk wisdom","perMillion":1.19},{"simplified":"丑话说在前头","traditional":"醜話說在前頭","pinyin":"chou3 hua4 shuo1 zai4 qian2 tou5","gloss":"be frank","definition":"To state unpleasant conditions or warnings in advance; to be frank from the start.","perMillion":0},{"simplified":"话说回来","traditional":"話說回來","pinyin":"hua4 shuo1 hui2 lai5","gloss":"then again","definition":"but then again; on the other hand","perMillion":0}]}