说时迟，那时快 說時遲，那時快
说时迟，那时快 說時遲，那時快 shuō shí chí , nà shí kuài ㄕㄨㄛ ㄕˊ ㄔˊ , ㄋㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ syut3 si4 ci4 ，naa5 si4 faai3
- (idiom) no sooner said than done
- before you know it
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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
时 時
- 一时 一時 yī shí ㄧ ㄕˊ jat1 si4 a period of time
- 不时 不時 bù shí ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ bat1 si4 from time to time
- 何时 何時 hé shí ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ ho4 si4 when
- 即时 即時 jí shí ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ zik1 si4 immediate
- 及时 及時 jí shí ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ kap6 si4 timely; at the right time
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- 同时 同時 tóng shí ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕˊ tung4 si4 at the same time; simultaneously
- 学时 學時 xué shí ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕˊ hok6 si4 class hour
- 定时 定時 dìng shí ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄕˊ ding6 si4 to fix a time
- 小时 小時 xiǎo shí ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ siu2 si4 hour
- 届时 屆時 jiè shí ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕˊ gaai3 si4 when the time comes
- 平时 平時 píng shí ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ping4 si4 ordinarily
- 按时 按時 àn shí ㄢˋ ㄕˊ on3 si4 on time
- 时事 時事 shí shì ㄕˊ ㄕˋ si4 si6 current trends; the present situation; how things are going
- 时代 時代 shí dài ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ si4 doi6 age
- 时候 時候 shí hou ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ si4 hau6 time
- 时光 時光 shí guāng ㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄤ si4 gwong1 time
- 时刻 時刻 shí kè ㄕˊ ㄎㄜˋ si4 hak1 time
- 时尚 時尚 shí shàng ㄕˊ ㄕㄤˋ si4 soeng6 fashion
- 时差 時差 shí chā ㄕˊ ㄔㄚ si4 caa1 time difference
- 时常 時常 shí cháng ㄕˊ ㄔㄤˊ si4 soeng4 often; frequently
迟 遲
- 延迟 延遲 yán chí ㄧㄢˊ ㄔˊ jin4 ci4 to delay
- 推迟 推遲 tuī chí ㄊㄨㄟ ㄔˊ teoi1 ci4 to postpone
- 迟到 遲到 chí dào ㄔˊ ㄉㄠˋ ci4 dou3 to arrive late
- 迟早 遲早 chí zǎo ㄔˊ ㄗㄠˇ ci4 zou2 sooner or later
- 迟疑 遲疑 chí yí ㄔˊ ㄧˊ ci4 ji4 to hesitate
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- 迟迟 遲遲 chí chí ㄔˊ ㄔˊ ci4 ci4 late (with a task etc)
- 迟钝 遲鈍 chí dùn ㄔˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ci4 deon6 slow in one's reactions
- 凌迟 凌遲 líng chí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄔˊ ling4 ci4 the lingering death
- 尉迟 尉遲 Yù chí ㄩˋ ㄔˊ wai3 ci4 two-character surname Yuchi
- 差迟 差遲 chā chí ㄔㄚ ㄔˊ caa1 ci4 variant of 差池
- 至迟 至遲 zhì chí ㄓˋ ㄔˊ zi3 ci4 at the latest
- 迟了 遲了 chí le ㄔˊ ˙ㄌㄜ ci4 liu5 late
- 迟交 遲交 chí jiāo ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ci4 gaau1 to delay handing over (payment, homework etc)
- 迟延 遲延 chí yán ㄔˊ ㄧㄢˊ ci4 jin4 to delay
- 迟慢 遲慢 chí màn ㄔˊ ㄇㄢˋ ci4 maan6 slow
- 迟暮 遲暮 chí mù ㄔˊ ㄇㄨˋ ci4 mou6 past one's prime
- 迟滞 遲滯 chí zhì ㄔˊ ㄓˋ ci4 zai6 delay
- 迟缓 遲緩 chí huǎn ㄔˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ ci4 wun6 slow
- 迟误 遲誤 chí wù ㄔˊ ㄨˋ ci4 ng6 to delay
- 迟顿 遲頓 chí dùn ㄔˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ci4 deon6 inactive
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 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)
- 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
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- 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
- 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
- 不识时变 不識時變 bù shí shí biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 sik1 si4 bin3 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
- 不识时务 不識時務 bù shí shí wù ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄕˊ ㄨˋ bat1 sik1 si4 mou6 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
- 藏器待时 藏器待時 cáng qì dài shí ㄘㄤˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕˊ cong4 hei3 doi6 si4 to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment
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- 风靡一时 風靡一時 fēng mǐ yī shí ㄈㄥ ㄇㄧˇ ㄧ ㄕˊ fung1 mei5 jat1 si4 fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage
- 风行一时 風行一時 fēng xíng yī shí ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕˊ fung1 hang4 jat1 si4 (idiom) to be popular for a while; to be all the rage for a time
- 过时不候 過時不候 guò shí bù hòu ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ gwo3 si4 bat1 hau6 being late is not acceptable (idiom)
- 轰动一时 轟動一時 hōng dòng yī shí ㄏㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄧ ㄕˊ gwang1 dung6 jat1 si4 to cause a sensation (idiom)
- 及时行乐 及時行樂 jí shí xíng lè ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄜˋ kap6 si4 hang4 lok6 to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
- 每时每日 每時每日 měi shí měi rì ㄇㄟˇ ㄕˊ ㄇㄟˇ ㄖˋ mui5 si4 mui5 jat6 every day and every hour
- 名噪一时 名噪一時 míng zào yī shí ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄠˋ ㄧ ㄕˊ ming4 cou3 jat1 si4 to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
Example sentences
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说 說 时 時 迟 遲 ， 那时 那時 快 。
It's slow to say, but it was quick.
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