說起 [说－]

Jyutping syut3 hei2
Pinyin shuō qǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to mention
  2. to bring up (a subject)
  3. with regard to
  4. as for
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to bring up (an issue); to raise (a subject); to mention
    (syn.) 說, 論及, 談到, 提及, 说, 談起, 论及, 谈及, 齒及, 说到, 提到, 言及, 說到, 谈起, 談及, 谈到, 齿及, 提起
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    那个男孩说起话来像个大人。
    那個男孩說起話來像個大人。
    nà ge nán hái shuō qǐ huà lái xiàng gè dà ren 。
    • That boy talks as if he were a grown up.
    • That boy speaks as if he were an adult.
  2. Mandarin
    说起玛莉，我已经有很久没见过她了。
    說起瑪莉，我已經有很久沒見過她了。
    shuō qǐ mǎ lì ， wǒ yǐ jīng yǒu hěn jiǔ méi jiàn guò tā le 。
    • Speaking of Mary, I have not seen her for a long time.
  3. Mandarin
    他说起话来好像他什么都知道。
    他說起話來好像他什麼都知道。
    tā shuō qǐ huà lái hǎo xiàng tā shén me dōu zhī dào 。
    • He talks as if he knows everything.
    • He speaks as if he knows everything.
  4. Mandarin
    我有太多话想和你说，以至于不知从何说起。
    我有太多話想和你說，以至於不知從何說起。
    wǒ yǒu tài duō huà xiǎng hé nǐ shuō ， yǐ zhì yú bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ 。
    • There are so many things to tell you that I don't know where to start.
    • I have so many things to tell you that I don't know where to start.
  5. Mandarin
    我从来没对任何人说起过这个。
    我從來沒對任何人說起過這個。
    wǒ cóng lái méi duì rèn hé rén shuō qǐ guò zhè ge 。
    • I've never told this to anyone.