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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。
Yào shuō 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 (colloquial) / 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 #5,393
otherwise / or else / how about
一般来说 yībānláishuō 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 #6,048
extremely / terribly / life-threatening / awful
要说 yàoshuō
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