俗话说 俗話說
俗话说 俗話說 sú huà shuō ㄙㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄛ zuk6 waa6 syut3 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- as the proverb says
- as they say...
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俗
- 俗称 俗稱 sú chēng ㄙㄨˊ ㄔㄥ zuk6 cing1 commonly referred to as
- 俗话 俗話 sú huà ㄙㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ zuk6 waa6 common saying
- 俗语 俗語 sú yǔ ㄙㄨˊ ㄩˇ zuk6 jyu5 common saying
- 庸俗 yōng sú ㄩㄥ ㄙㄨˊ jung4 zuk6 vulgar
- 民俗 mín sú ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄨˊ man4 zuk6 popular custom
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- 习俗 習俗 xí sú ㄒㄧˊ ㄙㄨˊ zaap6 zuk6 custom
- 通俗 tōng sú ㄊㄨㄥ ㄙㄨˊ tung1 zuk6 common
- 风俗 風俗 fēng sú ㄈㄥ ㄙㄨˊ fung1 zuk6 social custom
- 约定俗成 約定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng ㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ joek3 ding6 zuk6 sing4 established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
- 不俗 bù sú ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄨˊ bat1 zuk6 impressive
- 世俗 shì sú ㄕˋ ㄙㄨˊ sai3 zuk6 profane
- 低俗 dī sú ㄉㄧ ㄙㄨˊ dai1 zuk6 vulgar
- 俗世 sú shì ㄙㄨˊ ㄕˋ zuk6 sai3 the mundane world; the world of mortals
- 俗事 sú shì ㄙㄨˊ ㄕˋ zuk6 si6 everyday routine
- 俗人 sú rén ㄙㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ zuk6 jan4 common people
- 俗名 sú míng ㄙㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ zuk6 meng2 vernacular name
- 俗套 sú tào ㄙㄨˊ ㄊㄠˋ zuk6 tou3 conventional patterns
- 俗字 sú zì ㄙㄨˊ ㄗˋ zuk6 zi6 nonstandard form of a Chinese character
- 俗家 sú jiā ㄙㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ zuk6 gaa1 layman
- 俗气 俗氣 sú qì ㄙㄨˊ ㄑㄧˋ zuk6 hei3 tacky
话 話
- 俗话 俗話 sú huà ㄙㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ zuk6 waa6 common saying
- 实话 實話 shí huà ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ sat6 waa6 truth
- 对话 對話 duì huà ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ deoi3 waa6 to talk (with sb)
- 废话 廢話 fèi huà ㄈㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fai3 waa2 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words
- 会话 會話 huì huà ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ wui6 waa2 (language learning) conversation
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- 的话 的話 de huà ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄨㄚˋ dik1 waa6 if (coming after a conditional clause)
- 神话 神話 shén huà ㄕㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ san4 waa2 legend
- 童话 童話 tóng huà ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung4 waa2 children's fairy tales
- 笑话 笑話 xiào hua ㄒㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄚ siu3 waa6 joke; jest
- 听话 聽話 tīng huà ㄊㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ teng1 waa6 to do what one is told
- 话剧 話劇 huà jù ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄩˋ waa2 kek6 stage play
- 话筒 話筒 huà tǒng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ waa6 tung2 microphone
- 话语 話語 huà yǔ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩˇ waa6 jyu5 words
- 话费 話費 huà fèi ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄈㄟˋ waa6 fai3 call charge
- 话题 話題 huà tí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄧˊ waa6 tai4 subject (of a talk or conversation)
- 说话 說話 shuō huà ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄚˋ syut3 waa6 to speak
- 谈话 談話 tán huà ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ taam4 waa6 to talk (with sb)
- 谎话 謊話 huǎng huà ㄏㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fong1 waa6 lie
- 讲话 講話 jiǎng huà ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ gong2 waa6 a speech
- 通话 通話 tōng huà ㄊㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung1 waa6 to hold a conversation
说 說
- 传说 傳說 chuán shuō ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄛ cyun4 syut3 legend; folk tale
- 再说 再說 zài shuō ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄛ zoi3 syut3 to say again
- 别说 別說 bié shuō ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨㄛ bit6 seoi3 to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
- 劝说 勸說 quàn shuō ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ hyun3 syut3 to persuade
- 好说 好說 hǎo shuō ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ hou2 syut3 easy to deal with; not a problem
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- 学说 學說 xué shuō ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄨㄛ hok6 syut3 theory
- 小说 小說 xiǎo shuō ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ siu2 syut3 novel
- 按说 按說 àn shuō ㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ on3 syut3 in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
- 据说 據說 jù shuō ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄨㄛ geoi3 syut3 it is said that; reportedly
- 演说 演說 yǎn shuō ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ jin2 syut3 speech
- 听说 聽說 tīng shuō ㄊㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄛ ting1 syut3 to hear (sth said)
- 胡说 胡說 hú shuō ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ wu4 syut3 to talk nonsense
- 解说 解說 jiě shuō ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄨㄛ gaai2 syut3 to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary
- 诉说 訴說 sù shuō ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ sou3 syut3 to recount
- 说情 說情 shuō qíng ㄕㄨㄛ ㄑㄧㄥˊ syut3 cing4 to intercede
- 说明 說明 shuō míng ㄕㄨㄛ ㄇㄧㄥˊ syut3 ming4 to explain
- 说服 說服 shuō fú ㄕㄨㄛ ㄈㄨˊ seoi3 fuk6 to persuade
- 说法 說法 shuō fǎ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄈㄚˇ syut3 faat3 to expound Buddhist teachings
- 说法 說法 shuō fa ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄈㄚ syut3 faat3 way of speaking
- 说笑 說笑 shuō xiào ㄕㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄠˋ syut3 siu3 to chat and laugh
Idioms with these characters
- 避世绝俗 避世絕俗 bì shì jué sú ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄨˊ bei6 sai3 zyut6 zuk6 (idiom) to withdraw from society and live in seclusion
- 入境随俗 入境隨俗 rù jìng suí sú ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄙㄨˊ jap6 ging2 ceoi4 zuk6 lit. when you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom)
- 入境问俗 入境問俗 rù jìng wèn sú ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄣˋ ㄙㄨˊ jap6 ging2 man6 zuk6 When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
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- 入乡随俗 入鄉隨俗 rù xiāng suí sú ㄖㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄙㄨˊ jap6 hoeng1 ceoi4 zuk6 When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
- 伤风败俗 傷風敗俗 shāng fēng bài sú ㄕㄤ ㄈㄥ ㄅㄞˋ ㄙㄨˊ soeng1 fung1 baai6 zuk6 offending public morals (idiom)
- 俗随时变 俗隨時變 sú suí shí biàn ㄙㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ zuk6 ceoi4 si4 bin3 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
- 俗谚口碑 俗諺口碑 sú yàn kǒu bēi ㄙㄨˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄟ zuk6 jin6 hau2 bei1 common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
- 未能免俗 wèi néng miǎn sú ㄨㄟˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨˊ mei6 nang4 min5 zuk6 unable to break the custom (idiom)
- 违时绝俗 違時絕俗 wéi shí jué sú ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄨˊ wai4 si4 zyut6 zuk6 to defy the times and reject custom (idiom); in breach of current conventions
- 雅俗共赏 雅俗共賞 yǎ sú gòng shǎng ㄧㄚˇ ㄙㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤˇ ngaa5 zuk6 gung6 soeng2 can be enjoyed by scholars and lay-people alike (idiom)
- 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3 (idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief
- 二话不说 二話不說 èr huà bù shuō ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ji6 waa6 bat1 syut3 (idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur
- 鬼话连篇 鬼話連篇 guǐ huà lián piān ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢ gwai2 waa6 lin4 pin1 to tell one lie after another (idiom)
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- 话不投机 話不投機 huà bù tóu jī ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 (idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye
- 说来话长 說來話長 shuō lái huà cháng ㄕㄨㄛ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄔㄤˊ syut3 loi4 waa6 coeng4 start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
- 无话不谈 無話不談 wú huà bù tán ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ mou4 waa6 bat1 taam4 not to hold anything back (idiom)
- 无话可说 無話可說 wú huà kě shuō ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄨㄛ mou4 waa6 ho2 syut3 to have nothing to say (idiom)
- 闲话家常 閑話家常 xián huà jiā cháng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ haan4 waa6 gaa1 soeng4 to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
- 但说无妨 但說無妨 dàn shuō wú fáng ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄨˊ ㄈㄤˊ daan6 syut3 mou4 fong4 there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
- 光说不练 光說不練 guāng shuō bù liàn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ gwong1 syut3 bat1 lin6 all talk and no action (idiom)
- 光说不做 光說不做 guāng shuō bù zuò ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ gwong1 syut3 bat1 zou6 (idiom) to be all talk and no action; to preach what one does not practice
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- 好说歹说 好說歹說 hǎo shuō dǎi shuō ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄞˇ ㄕㄨㄛ hou2 syut3 daai2 syut3 (idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb; to reason with sb in every way possible
- 胡诌乱说 胡謅亂說 hú zhōu luàn shuō ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ wu4 zau1 lyun6 syut3 (idiom) to talk random nonsense; to say whatever comes into one's head
- 口说无凭 口說無憑 kǒu shuō wú píng ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ hau2 seoi3 mou4 pang4 (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
- 能说会道 能說會道 néng shuō huì dào ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ nang4 syut3 wui2 dou6 can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
- 说长道短 說長道短 shuō cháng dào duǎn ㄕㄨㄛ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ syut3 coeng4 dou6 dyun2 lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
Example sentences
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俗话说 俗話說 ： 高丽菜 高麗菜 汤 湯 和 粥 是 我们 我們 的 食物 。
There is a saying: cabbage soup and porridge are our food.
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俗话说 俗話說 ： 双喜临门 雙喜臨門 ； 可 俗话 俗話 又 说 說 ： 福 无双 無雙 进 進 ， 祸不单行 禍不單行 ！
There’s a saying that goes, "Fortune always comes in pairs." But there’s another saying that says, "Fortune comes, but never in pairs, while misfortune always does."
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俗话说 俗話說 ： 邪 不 压 壓 正 ； 可 俗话 俗話 又 说 說 ： 道 高 一 尺 ， 魔 高 一 丈 ！
As the saying goes: "good always triumphs over evil". But there's another saying that: "the fight against evil is a constant struggle".
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俗话说 俗話說 ： 浪子回头 浪子回頭 金 不 换 換 ； 可 俗话 俗話 又 说 說 ： 狗改不了吃屎 ！
The saying goes: to turn a new leaf is priceless. The saying also goes: a dog can't change their habits of eating shit!
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俗话说 俗話說 ： 一 寸 光阴 光陰 一 寸 金 ； 可 俗话 俗話 又 说 說 ： 寸 金 难 難 买 買 寸 光阴 光陰 ！
There is a proverb that goes "time is money", but there is another one that goes "money can't buy you time".
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