shuō​qǐ​lai HSK7

to mention

  • created sense approved 说起来/說起來 · shuō​qǐ​lai · to mention — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说起来 / 說起來

    shuō​qǐ​lai

    to mention

    To start talking about something; to mention a topic or person

    shuō​qǐ​lái

    说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 起来 (literal) → 起来/起來 · qǐ​lai · [aspectual suffix]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 说起来/說起來 · shuō​qǐ​lai · actually — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说起来 / 說起來

    shuō​qǐ​lai

    actually

    As a matter of fact; in fact; speaking of which

    shuō​qǐ​lái

    说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 起来 (literal) → 起来/起來 · qǐ​lai · [judgment/estimation]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 说起来/說起來 · shuō​qǐ​lai · in that case — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说起来 / 說起來

    shuō​qǐ​lai

    in that case

    Used to introduce a conclusion or inference based on preceding information, meaning "in that case" or "if we put it that way"

    shuō​qǐ​lái

    说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 起来 (literal) → 起来/起來 · qǐ​lai · when it comes to

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense