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要说
Traditional Chinese
要說
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yào shuō
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
/(yiu3 syut3 )
Short definition as for
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: as for; when it comes to
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在看(zàikàn)
考试卷(kǎo shì juàn) exam answer-sheet
(qián) first
我有(wǒyǒu)
(huà) talk
要说(yào shuō) as for

Before we look at these test papers, I have something to say.

除非(chú fēi) unless
你有(nǐyǒu)
什么(shén me shén me yě méi yǒu) who?
值得说的( zhí dé shuō de) tellable
(huà) talk
要说(yào shuō) as for
否则(fǒu zé) else
(jiù) only
(biébiè) another
吭声(kēng shēng) to utter a word

Don't speak unless you have something worth saying.

要说(yào shuō) as for
就要(jiù yào) will
说得(shuōde)
有力量 ,
使(shǐ) envoy
对方(duì fāng) counterpart
失去(shī qù) to lose
反击(fǎn jī) to beat back
(dedì) of
能力(néng lì) capability

If you're going to say it, you have to say it with force, and take away your opponent's ability to retaliate.

我不( bù)
(tài) too
确定(què dìng) fixed
要说(yào shuō) as for
什么(shén me shén me yě méi yǒu) who?

I wasn't quite sure what to say.

(tā) she
(chā cī) poor
(diǎn) to hint
要说(yào shuō) as for
我不知道( bù zhī dào) I don't know
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright

She almost said "I don't know".

我知道( zhī dào) I see
要说(yào shuō) as for
什么(shén me shén me yě méi yǒu) who?

I know what to say.

关于(guān yú) about
那件事( nà jiàn shì)
我有(wǒyǒu)
很多(hěn duō) very many
(huà) talk
要说(yào shuō) as for

I had a lot to say in relation to that affair.

你有(nǐyǒu)
什么事(shén me shì) what?
要说(yào shuō) as for
(ma) (question tag)

Do you have something to say?

您有( nín yǒu)
什么事(shén me shì) what?
要说(yào shuō) as for
(ma) (question tag)

Do you have something to say?

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