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说来

說來
shuōlái
phrase #4,895

Meanings

  1. 1 speaking of which
  2. 2 when it comes to
  3. 3 to put it

Characters

说
shuō
speak; say
来
lái
come; (directional complement)

Examples

说来话长。
Shuōlái huà cháng.
It's a long story.
说来也巧,我们在路上碰到了。
Shuōlái yě qiǎo, wǒmen zài lùshang pèngdào le.
What a coincidence -- we ran into each other on the road.

Tips

usage
说来 is often used at the start of a sentence as a transition. Common set phrases: 说来话长 (it's a long story), 说来也巧 (what a coincidence).

Stroke Order

说 shuō
来 lái

Related Words

说来话长 shuōláihuàcháng #5,434
it's a long story
来说 láishuō #359
for; as far as... is concerned / in terms of; speaking of
一般来说 yībānláishuō HSK 4 #8,062
generally speaking / in general / usually
说起来 shuōqǐlái HSK 7
speaking of which / when it comes to / come to think of it
总的来说 zǒngdeláishuō HSK 7 #9,623
generally speaking / on the whole / all in all
说实话 shuōshíhuà HSK 6 #1,740
to be honest; frankly speaking; to tell the truth
话说 huàshuō #7,028
speaking of which / by the way / it is said that
说了算 shuōlesuàn #3,804
to have the final say / what one says goes
说是 shuōshì #4,409
it is said that / supposedly / they say
反过来说 fǎnguòláishuō #26,938
on the other hand / conversely; looking at it from the other side
说来 shuōlái
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