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 说话 說話 shuō huà to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word 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 言 yán words / speech / to say / to talk 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 对面 對面 duì miàn (sitting) opposite / across (the street) / directly in front / to be face to face 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" 表态 表態 biǎo tài to declare one's position / to say where one stands 径直 徑直 jìng zhí directly syn 告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye / to take one's leave syn 一头 一頭 yī tóu one head / a head full of sth / one end (of a stick) / one side / headlong / directly / rapidly / simultaneously syn 作主 zuò zhǔ to decide / to have the final say 直达 直達 zhí dá to reach (a place) directly / (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping / (of a train, flight etc) direct / nonstop syn 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 俗话说 俗話說 sú huà shuō as the proverb says / as they say... 难保 難保 nán bǎo hard to say / can't guarantee / difficult to protect / difficult to preserve syn 直通 zhí tōng to lead directly to syn 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 迎面 yíng miàn directly / head-on (collision) / (of wind) in one's face syn 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 小姨子 xiǎo yí zi (coll.) wife's younger sister / sister-in-law (term not used to directly address her) 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 直观 直觀 zhí guān direct observation / directly perceived through the senses / intuitive / audiovisual 迎头 迎頭 yíng tóu to meet head-on / face-to-face / directly syn 直系 zhí xì directly related syn 直属 直屬 zhí shǔ directly subordinate syn 连声 連聲 lián shēng repeatedly (say something) 直销 直銷 zhí xiāo to sell directly / direct sale (by a factory) / direct marketing 口服 kǒu fú to take medicine orally / oral (contraceptive etc) / to say that one is convinced 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 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 赘述 贅述 zhuì shù to say more than is necessary / to give unnecessary details syn 扑面 撲面 pū miàn lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils syn 正比 zhèng bǐ direct ratio / directly proportional syn 直辖市 直轄市 zhí xiá shì municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city 辞别 辭別 cí bié to bid farewell (to) / to say goodbye (to) syn 说道 說道 shuō dào to state / to say (the quoted words) syn 面议 面議 miàn yì to bargain face-to-face / to negotiate directly 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 传给 傳給 chuán gei to pass on (to sb) / to send / to pass (e.g. in football) / to give directly (by hand) / to deliver / to hand over / to transfer / to relay / to transmit / to hand on (to the next generation) 正对 正對 zhèng duì directly facing 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 正眼 zhèng yǎn facing directly (with one's eyes) / (to look sb) in the eyes 神农架 神農架 shén nóng jià Shennongjialin, directly administered forestry reserve in east Hubei 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 直捣 直搗 zhí dǎo to advance directly toward (an enemy stronghold etc) / (fig.) to directly target (the main objective) 直辖 直轄 zhí xiá to govern directly syn 口称 口稱 kǒu chēng to speak / to say 顶头 頂頭 dǐng tóu to come directly towards one / top / immediate (superior) 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 径 徑 jìng footpath / track / diameter / straight / directly syn 只字不提 zhī zì bù tí (idiom) to say not a single word about it 曰 yuē to speak / to say syn 照直 zhào zhí directly / straight / straight ahead / straightforward 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) 