说起 (說起)
shuō qǐ
Pinyin

Definition

说起 (說起)
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shuō qǐ
  1. to mention
  2. to bring up (a subject)
  3. with regard to
  4. as for

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
在一起
zài yī qǐ
  1. 1 together
发起
fā qǐ
  1. 1 to originate
  2. 2 to initiate
  3. 3 to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
  4. 4 to start
  5. 5 to propose sth (for the first time)
起
qǐ
  1. 1 to rise
  2. 2 to raise
  3. 3 to get up
  4. 4 to set out
  5. 5 to start
  6. 6 to appear
  7. 7 to launch
  8. 8 to initiate (action)
  9. 9 to draft
  10. 10 to establish
  11. 11 to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. 12 verb suffix, to start
  13. 13 starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. 14 classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. 15 classifier for groups: batch, group
起来
qǐ lai
  1. 1 to stand up
  2. 2 to get up
  3. 3 also pr. [qǐ lái]

Idioms (20)

一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)

Sample Sentences

很多老一辈的中国人喜欢听相声，尤其是郭德纲先生的。说起郭德纲，他不只相声厉害，还熟悉各种戏曲，所以很多人想成为他的学生呢。
hěnduō lǎoyībèi de Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan tīng xiàngsheng ，yóuqí shì Guōdégāng xiānsheng de 。shuōqǐ Guōdégāng ，tā bù zhǐ xiàngsheng lìhai ，hái shúxī gèzhǒng xìqǔ ，suǒyǐ hěnduō rén xiǎng chéngwéi tā de xuésheng ne 。
Many older Chinese like to listen to cross talk, especially Mr. Guo Degang’s. Speaking of Guo Degang, he is not only good at cross talk, but also familiar with various operas, so many people want to be his students.
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说起来，这当中真的还有许多现象值得我们观察深思呢。
shuō qǐlai ，zhè dāngzhōng zhēnde háiyǒu xǔduō xiànxiàng zhídé wǒmen guānchá shēnsī ne 。
Now that you say it there are several phenomena that are worthy of our observation and exploration.
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哦，您说的对，杭州真是美极了，第一次来就流连忘返，我印象最深的就是西湖十景了，这说起来也已经是十多年前了，如今杭州发展可真快，变化可真大。
ò ，nín shuō de duì ，Hángzhōu zhēn shì měi jí le ，dì yī cì lái jiù liúliánwàngfǎn ，wǒ yìnxiàng zuìshēn de jiùshì Xīhúshíjǐng le ，zhè shuō qǐlai yě yǐjīng shì shíduōnián qián le ，rújīn Hángzhōu fāzhǎn kě zhēn kuài ，biànhuà kě zhēn dà 。
Uh, you're right. Hangzhou is extremely beautiful. The first time I came I didn't want to leave. I remember my deepest impression being of the ten historic sites around the West Lake. Now that I think about it, it must have been over ten years ago. Now Hangzhou is developing very quickly, and the changes are really dramatic.
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是啊，说起这支队伍还真是有点不可思议啊，从开赛起就没有赢过球，加上上赛季输球的场次，费城已经连败二十七场球了，真是一胜难求啊。
shì a ，shuōqǐ zhè zhī duìwǔ hái zhēn shì yǒudiǎnr bùkěsīyì ā ，cóng kāi sài qǐ jiù méiyǒu yíng guò qiú ，jiāshàng shàng sàijì shū qiú de chǎngcì ，fèichéng yǐjīng lián bài èrshí qī chǎng qiú le ，zhēn shì yī shèng nánqiú ā 。
Yes. Speaking of them, it's really a little unbelievable. From the start of the season they haven't won a game, and added to the number of games they lost last season, the 76ers have already lost 27 games, they really seem to be struggling to win even one match.
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你是没有，但是你妈每次说起生孩子的事，谁都听得出来她在等着抱孙子。
nǐ shì méiyǒu ，dànshì nǐ mā měicì shuōqǐ shēng háizi de shì ，shéidōu tīng de chūlái tā zài děng zhe bào sūnzi 。
You may not have, but every time your mother brings up children it's clear to everyone that she's waiting for a grandson.
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唉...说起来真丢脸，上厕所的时候掉到马桶里了。
ài ...shuō qǐlai zhēn diū liǎn ，shàng cèsuǒ de shíhou diào dào mǎtǒng lǐ le 。
Ah... It's actually a little embarrassing, it dropped into the toilet bowl when I was on the toilet.
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所以说起来，原来是我还不够辛苦的缘故啊！
suǒyǐ shuō qǐlai ，yuánlái shì wǒ hái bùgòu xīnkǔ de yuángù ā ！
So, by saying that, the cause (of all this) is because I'm actually not hard working enough!
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说起红包，我小时候还有伤心事呢！
shuōqǐ hóngbāo ，wǒ xiǎoshíhou hái yǒu shāngxīn shì ne ！
Speaking of red envelopes, when I was little I had an upsetting experience.
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