说到

說到
shuōdào
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to mention
  2. 2 to talk about
  3. 3 speaking of
  4. 4 to say (as a promise)

Examples

HSK 3
Wǒmen gāngcái shuōdào nǎr le?
Where were we just now?
HSK 3
Shuōdào chī, méiyǒu rén bǐ tā gèng dǒng.
When it comes to food, nobody knows more than he does.
HSK 4
Dāying le de shì, shuōdào jiù yào zuòdào.
If you've promised something, once you've said it you have to do it.

Tips

usage
At the start of a sentence 说到 means 'speaking of, when it comes to', a smooth way to change topic: 说到这儿 'speaking of which'. 提到 is the near-synonym; 提及 and 谈及 are the formal written forms.
memory
说 'to say' + 到 'to reach': speech that reaches something. That is also why 说到做到 means 'what you say, you do'.

Stroke Order

说 shuō
到 dào