Definition
说起 is a verb-complement compound (说 + 起) meaning 'to start talking about' or 'to mention'. It is often used to introduce a topic in conversation, similar to 'speaking of...' or 'as for...' in English. Note that the pinyin should be shuō qǐ, not shuì as listed in the source.
r.v.
to mentionto bring up (a topic)
Examples
- 说起，。Wǒmen shuì nà jiàn shì de shíhou, tā jìnlái le.When we started talking about that matter, he came in.
- 说起，。Yì shuì lǚyóu, tā jiù tèbié xīngfèn.Whenever travel is mentioned, he gets very excited.
- 说起。Tā shuì le zìjǐ de tóngnián jīnglì.He talked about his childhood experiences.
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