他们 他們 tā men they / them syn 来说 來說 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ... syn 它们 它們 tā men they / them syn 说话 說話 shuō huà to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word syn 她们 她們 tā men they / them (females) syn 至少 zhì shǎo at least / (to say the) least syn 道 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) syn 再说 再說 zài shuō to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides syn 祈祷 祈禱 qí dǎo to pray / to say a prayer syn 废话 廢話 fèi huà nonsense / rubbish / superfluous words / You don't say! / No kidding! (gently sarcastic) syn 也就是说 也就是說 yě jiù shì shuō in other words / that is to say / so / thus 夫 fú (classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion) syn 言 yán words / speech / to say / to talk syn 人家 rén jia other people / sb else / he, she or they / I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people") syn 说不定 說不定 shuō bu dìng can't say for sure / maybe syn 告 gào (bound form) to say / to tell / to announce / to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit / to sue syn 招呼 zhāo hu to call out to / to greet / to say hello to / to inform / to take care of / to take care that one does not syn 说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth syn 传说 傳說 chuán shuō legend / folk tale / to repeat from mouth to mouth / they say that... syn 说了算 說了算 shuō le suàn to have the final say / to be the one in charge syn 告别 告別 gào bié to leave / to part from / to bid farewell to / to say goodbye to syn 问好 問好 wèn hǎo to say hello to / to send one's regards to syn 道别 道別 dào bié to say goodbye / to bid farewell / to pay a farewell call syn 倾诉 傾訴 qīng sù to say everything (that is on one's mind) syn 何况 何況 hé kuàng let alone / to say nothing of / besides / what's more syn 亲口 親口 qīn kǒu one's own mouth / fig. in one's own words / to say sth personally 茄子 qié zi eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) / aubergine / brinjal / Guinea squash / phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed) / equivalent of "say cheese" 风头 風頭 fēng tóu wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight syn 表态 表態 biǎo tài to declare one's position / to say where one stands 告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye / to take one's leave syn 作主 zuò zhǔ to decide / to have the final say 一言不发 一言不發 yī yán bù fā to not say a word (idiom) syn 难说 難說 nán shuō hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict) / cannot bring oneself to say it syn 难保 難保 nán bǎo hard to say / can't guarantee / difficult to protect / difficult to preserve syn 自有 zì yǒu (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) / one's own (apartment, brand etc) 据称 據稱 jù chēng it is said / allegedly / according to reports / or so they say syn 口风 口風 kǒu fēng meaning behind the words / what sb really means to say / one's intentions as revealed in one's words / tone of speech syn 无言 無言 wú yán to remain silent / to have nothing to say 按理说 按理說 àn lǐ shuō it is reasonable to say that... syn 千言万语 千言萬語 qiān yán wàn yǔ thousands of words (idiom) / having a lot of things to say / talking nonstop 话别 話別 huà bié to say a few parting words / to bid goodbye syn 放任自流 fàng rèn zì liú to let sb do whatever they want / to indulge / to give free reins to / to let things slide / to drift aimlessly / laissez-faire syn 言不由衷 yán bù yóu zhōng to say sth without meaning it (idiom) / to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different syn 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom) / to say what one means / to think and act as one syn 连声 連聲 lián shēng repeatedly (say something) 口服 kǒu fú to take medicine orally / oral (contraceptive etc) / to say that one is convinced syn 安于现状 安於現狀 ān yú xiàn zhuàng to take things as they are (idiom) / to leave a situation as it is / to be happy with the status quo syn 坦言 tǎn yán to say candidly / to acknowledge frankly 说不上 說不上 shuō bu shàng to be unable to say or tell / to not be worth mentioning syn 套用 tào yòng to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context) / to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation) / to borrow (a phrase) / (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc) syn 不消 bù xiāo to not need / needless (to say) syn 心直口快 xīn zhí kǒu kuài frank and outspoken (idiom) / straight speaking / to say what one thinks syn 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) / to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold syn 人云亦云 rén yún yì yún to say what everyone says (idiom) / to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view / to follow the herd syn 说一不二 說一不二 shuō yī bù èr to say one and mean just that (idiom) / to keep one's word syn 喝道 hè dào to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted) / (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way syn 摇手 搖手 yáo shǒu to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture) / crank handle syn 辞行 辭行 cí xíng to say goodbye / leave-taking / farewells syn 韭菜 jiǔ cài garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives / (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives) syn 赘述 贅述 zhuì shù to say more than is necessary / to give unnecessary details syn 车次 車次 chē cì train or coach service ("service" as in "they run 12 services per day between the two cities") 辞别 辭別 cí bié to bid farewell (to) / to say goodbye (to) syn 冬笋 冬筍 dōng sǔn winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil) syn 说道 說道 shuō dào to state / to say (the quoted words) syn 说不出 說不出 shuō bu chū unable to say 两句 兩句 liǎng jù (say) a few words 还说 還說 hái shuō to add (in speaking) / to also say 别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of / not to mention / let alone 在那儿 在那兒 zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else) / just ...ing (and nothing else) 默念 mò niàn to read silently / to mouth (the words of a prayer etc) / to say to oneself / to contemplate inwardly 话语权 話語權 huà yǔ quán ability to have one's say and be listened to / influence / clout 说不准 說不準 shuō bù zhǔn unable to say / can't say precisely 说上 說上 shuō shàng to say / to speak / to talk 老样子 老樣子 lǎo yàng zi old situation / things as they were 明言 míng yán to say clearly / to argue clearly / to pronounce / pronounced 不做声 不做聲 bù zuò shēng keep silent / not say a word syn 有道是 yǒu dào shì as they say, ... / as the saying goes, ... syn 激将法 激將法 jī jiàng fǎ indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task) 口称 口稱 kǒu chēng to speak / to say 男女授受不亲 男女授受不親 nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius) 一丘之貉 yī qiū zhī hé jackals of the same tribe (idiom) / fig. They are all just as bad as each other. syn 吐 tǔ to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances) syn 叮 dīng to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc) / to say repeatedly / to urge insistently / to ask repeatedly / to stick to a point / (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound syn 无话可说 無話可說 wú huà kě shuō to have nothing to say (idiom) 一声不吭 一聲不吭 yī shēng bù kēng to not say a word 只字不提 zhī zì bù tí (idiom) to say not a single word about it 曰 yuē to speak / to say syn 如意算盘 如意算盤 rú yì suàn pán counting one's chickens before they are hatched syn 谓 謂 wèi to speak / to say / to name / to designate / meaning / sense syn 兕 sì animal cited in ancient texts, resembling a buffalo (some say rhinoceros or female rhinoceros) 置喙 zhì huì to offer an opinion / to comment (on the issue) / to have a say (in the matter) 听其自然 聽其自然 tīng qí zì rán to let things take their course / to take things as they come syn 拾人牙慧 shí rén yá huì to pick up what others say (idiom) / to pass off other people's opinions as one's own / to parrot 物极必反 物極必反 wù jí bì fǎn when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom) 邯郸学步 邯鄲學步 hán dān xué bù to copy the way they walk in Handan (idiom) / slavishly copying others, one risks becoming a caricature syn 置之死地而后生 置之死地而後生 zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1zi3 Bing1fa3]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle / to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger / to find a way to emerge from a dire situation 不言不语 不言不語 bù yán bù yǔ to not say a word (idiom) / to keep silent syn 自不必说 自不必說 zì bù bì shuō (idiom) needless to say / it goes without saying 