说到做到 (說到做到)
shuō dào zuò dào
Pinyin
Definition
说到做到 (說到做到)
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- to be as good as one's word (idiom)
- to keep one's promise
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to do
- 2 to make
- 3 to produce
- 4 to write
- 5 to compose
- 6 to act as
- 7 to engage in
- 8 to hold (a party)
- 9 to be
- 10 to become
- 11 to function (in some capacity)
- 12 to serve as
- 13 to be used for
- 14 to form (a bond or relationship)
- 15 to pretend
- 16 to feign
- 17 to act a part
- 18 to put on appearance
- 1 to (a place)
- 2 until (a time)
- 3 up to
- 4 to go
- 5 to arrive
- 6 (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
- 1 not to arrive
- 2 not reaching
- 3 insufficient
- 4 less than
- 1 to come
- 2 to arrive
- 1 see also: 作主 zuò zhǔ
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一条路走到黑
- 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
- 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
- 3 to cling to one's course
不到火候不揭锅
- 1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
不到黄河心不死
- 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
- 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
- 3 to keep going while some hope is left
不问就听不到假话
- 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
Sample Sentences
我说到做到,一个星期上三次健身房,要不要看一下我的二头肌?
I'm a man of my word. I go to the gym three times a week. Do you want to check out my biceps?
晕,怎么这么说我们?我这次是一定说到做到。去年是没有意识到问题的严重性,可今年不一样了。学好了英语,不知道有多少好机会等着我呢!你嘛,只会泼冷水,你倒说说看你有什么计划?
Hey, how can you say that about us? This time I’m really going to follow through on what I say. Last year it was that I wasn’t aware of the seriousness of the problem. But this year it’s different. Once I’ve learned English, who knows how many good opportunities will be waiting for me. You’re just bashing our ideas. Why don’t you tell us what plans do you have then?