说白了 說白了
说白了 說白了 shuō bái le ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄞˊ ˙ㄌㄜ syut3 baak6 liu5 HSK 7-9
- to speak frankly
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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
白
- 坦白 tǎn bái ㄊㄢˇ ㄅㄞˊ taan2 baak6 honest
- 对白 對白 duì bái ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄞˊ deoi3 baak6 dialogue (in a movie or a play)
- 惨白 慘白 cǎn bái ㄘㄢˇ ㄅㄞˊ caam2 baak6 deathly pale
- 明白 míng bai ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄞ ming4 baak6 clear; obvious; unequivocal
- 洁白 潔白 jié bái ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄞˊ git3 baak6 spotlessly white
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- 白天 bái tiān ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄧㄢ baak6 tin1 daytime
- 白白 bái bái ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊ baak6 baak6 in vain
- 白色 bái sè ㄅㄞˊ ㄙㄜˋ baak6 sik1 white
- 白菜 bái cài ㄅㄞˊ ㄘㄞˋ baak6 coi3 Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
- 白酒 bái jiǔ ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ baak6 zau2 baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
- 白领 白領 bái lǐng ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄥˇ baak6 ling5 white-collar
- 空白 kòng bái ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄞˊ hung1 baak6 blank space
- 苍白 蒼白 cāng bái ㄘㄤ ㄅㄞˊ cong1 baak6 pale
- 表白 biǎo bái ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄞˊ biu2 baak6 to explain oneself
- 黑白 hēi bái ㄏㄟ ㄅㄞˊ hak1 baak6 black and white
- 白皮书 白皮書 bái pí shū ㄅㄞˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄕㄨ baak6 pei4 syu1 white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation)
- 蛋白质 蛋白質 dàn bái zhì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄞˊ ㄓˋ daan2 baak6 zat1 protein
- 开场白 開場白 kāi chǎng bái ㄎㄞ ㄔㄤˇ ㄅㄞˊ hoi1 coeng4 baak6 prologue of play
- 乳白 rǔ bái ㄖㄨˇ ㄅㄞˊ jyu5 baak6 milky white
- 剖白 pōu bái ㄆㄡ ㄅㄞˊ fau2 baak6 to explain oneself
了
- 了却 了卻 liǎo què ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ liu5 koek3 to resolve
- 了结 了結 liǎo jié ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ liu5 git3 to settle
- 了解 liǎo jiě ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ liu5 gaai2 to understand
- 吹了 chuī le ㄔㄨㄟ ˙ㄌㄜ ceoi1 liu5 failed; busted; to have not succeeded
- 完了 wán le ㄨㄢˊ ˙ㄌㄜ jyun4 liu5 to be finished
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- 对了 對了 duì le ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ deoi3 liu5 Correct!
- 得了 dé le ㄉㄜˊ ˙ㄌㄜ dak1 liu5 all right!
- 极了 極了 jí le ㄐㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄜ gik6 liu5 extremely
- 为了 為了 wèi le ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ wai6 liu5 for; for the purpose of; in order to
- 算了 suàn le ㄙㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄜ syun3 liu5 let it be
- 罢了 罷了 bà le ㄅㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄜ baa6 liu5 a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
- 除了 chú le ㄔㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄜ ceoi4 liu5 apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，除了他，谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，除了英语，他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also knows French")
- 不得了 bù dé liǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ bat1 dak1 liu5 desperately serious
- 了不起 liǎo bu qǐ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄑㄧˇ liu5 bat1 hei2 amazing
- 免不了 miǎn bù liǎo ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ min5 bat1 liu5 unavoidable
- 别提了 別提了 bié tí le ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄜ bit6 tai4 liu5 say no more
- 受不了 shòu bù liǎo ㄕㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ sau6 bat1 liu5 unbearable
- 受得了 shòu de liǎo ㄕㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄧㄠˇ sau6 dak1 liu5 to put up with; to endure
- 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo ㄕㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ siu2 bat1 liu5 cannot do without
- 忘不了 wàng bu liǎo ㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ mong4 bat1 liu5 cannot forget
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
- 白费唇舌 白費唇舌 bái fèi chún shé ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄟˋ ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄜˊ baak6 fai3 seon4 sit3 to whistle down the wind
- 白驹过隙 白駒過隙 bái jū guò xì ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˋ baak6 keoi1 gwo3 kwik1 a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!
- 白旄黄钺 白旄黃鉞 bái máo huáng yuè ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ baak6 mou4 wong4 jyut6 white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition
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- 白眉赤眼 bái méi chì yǎn ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄔˋ ㄧㄢˇ baak6 mei4 cek3 ngaan5 for no reason (idiom)
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
- 白首齐眉 白首齊眉 bái shǒu qí méi ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˊ baak6 sau2 cai4 mei4 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
- 白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5 (idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
- 白苋紫茄 白莧紫茄 bái xiàn zǐ qié ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇ ㄑㄧㄝˊ baak6 jin6 zi2 ke2 white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle
- 白衣苍狗 白衣蒼狗 bái yī cāng gǒu ㄅㄞˊ ㄧ ㄘㄤ ㄍㄡˇ baak6 ji1 cong1 gau2 lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
- 敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ fu1 hin2 liu5 si6 (idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
- 脸都绿了 臉都綠了 liǎn dōu lǜ le ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄡ ㄌㄩˋ ˙ㄌㄜ lim5 dou1 luk6 liu5 green in the face (idiom)
- 了然于胸 了然於胸 liǎo rán yú xiōng ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊ ㄩˊ ㄒㄩㄥ liu5 jin4 jyu1 hung1 (idiom) to be well aware; to understand clearly
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- 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄓㄤˇ liu5 jyu4 zi2 zoeng2 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
- 了无生趣 了無生趣 liǎo wú shēng qù ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄩˋ liu5 mou4 saang1 ceoi3 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
- 前缘未了 前緣未了 qián yuán wèi liǎo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ cin4 jyun4 mei6 liu5 one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
- 一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo ㄧ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ jat1 liu5 baak3 liu5 (idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved; death ends all one's troubles
- 一目了然 yī mù liǎo rán ㄧ ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊ jat1 muk6 liu5 jin4 obvious at a glance (idiom)
- 一目了然 一目瞭然 yī mù liǎo rán ㄧ ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊ jat1 muk6 liu5 jin4 obvious at a glance (idiom)
- 直截了当 直截了當 zhí jié liǎo dàng ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄤˋ zik6 zit6 liu5 dong3 direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt