要說 [－说]

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Pinyin yào shuō

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. as for
  2. when it comes to
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你有甚么要说的吗？
    你有甚麼要說的嗎？
    nǐ yǒu shèn me yào shuō de ma ？
    • Have you anything to declare?
  2. Mandarin
    不要说废话！
    不要說廢話！
    bù yào shuō fèi huà ！
    • Don't talk nonsense!
    • Don't talk rubbish!
    • Don't speak nonsense!
  3. Mandarin
    不要说无礼的话！
    不要說無禮的話！
    bù yào shuō wú lǐ de huà ！
    • Don't talk so impudently.
  4. Mandarin
    我忍不住要说出我的疑惑。
    我忍不住要說出我的疑惑。
    wǒ rěn bu zhù yào shuō chū wǒ de yí huò 。
    • I cannot forbear expressing my doubts.
  5. Mandarin
    她差点要说「我不知道」了。
    她差點要說「我不知道」了。
    tā chà diǎn yào shuō 「 wǒ bù zhī dào 」 le 。
    • She was within an ace of saying "I don't know".
    • She almost said "I don't know".
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    话不要说得太绝。
    話不要說得太絕。
    huà bù yào shuō dé tài jué ．
    • Don’t say anything uncompromising.