(yào shuō) - to want to say, speaking of, if we are to say in Mandarin
yàoshuōTraditional: 要說
Translation
to want to say, speaking of, if we are to say
Word origin
A collocation of the modal 要 (yào, to want or will) and 说 (shuō, to say). Besides meaning to want to say, it serves as a discourse marker introducing a topic, as in if we are to speak of.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 要 (yào, to want) + 说 (shuō, to say)
Stroke order
要
说
Examples
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I have something I want to say.
，。
Speaking of clever, he is the cleverest of all.
。
If you have something to say, just say it.
，？
As for being tired, who is not tired?
。
He still has a lot to say.
要说 (yào shuō) means to want to say, and is also used to introduce a topic, like speaking of. The discourse use is very common in conversation.
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