话说

(話說)huà shuō

It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) / to discuss; to recount

Example Sentences

俗话说一寸光阴一寸金。

sú huà shuō yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn.

There is a saying: an inch of time is an inch of gold.

他普通话说得很标准。

tā pǔ tōng huà shuō dé hěn biāo zhǔn.

His standard language is spoken very correctly.

他接着刚才的话说。

tā jiē zhe gāng cái de huà shuō.

He continued what he had just said.

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