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要说

要說
yàoshuō
phrase #15,648

Meanings

  1. 1 as for
  2. 2 when it comes to
  3. 3 speaking of

Characters

要
yào
if; to want
说
shuō
to say; to speak

Examples

要说做饭,她比我强多了。
Yàoshuō zuòfàn, tā bǐ wǒ qiáng duō le.
When it comes to cooking, she's much better than me.

Tips

grammar
要说 is used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce a topic for comment, similar to 'as for' or 'speaking of.' It sets up a contrast or evaluation.

Stroke Order

要 yào
说 shuō

Related Words

说来 shuōlái #4,895
speaking of which / when it comes to / to put it
要是 yàoshi HSK 3 #1,099
if / in case; supposing
说实话 shuōshíhuà HSK 6 #1,740
to be honest; frankly speaking; to tell the truth
来说 láishuō #359
for; as far as... is concerned / in terms of; speaking of
要不然 yàobùrán HSK 6 #4,448
otherwise; or else / how about; what if (suggesting an alternative)
要不 yàobù HSK 7-9 #5,393
otherwise / or else / how about
一般来说 yībān láishuō HSK 4 #8,062
generally speaking / in general / usually
话说 huàshuō #7,028
speaking of which / by the way / it is said that
要么 yàome HSK 6 #1,121
either...or... / (used to present alternatives)
要命 yàomìng HSK 7-9 #6,048
extremely / terribly / life-threatening / awful
要说 yàoshuō
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