to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine

to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking

to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides

to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone

as for; when it comes to

to talk nonsense; drivel

legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...

in other words; that is to say; so; thus

novel; fiction; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]

in other words; that is

it is said that; reportedly

for example

needless to say; it goes without saying

to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks

though; although

if; if one were to say

to speak one's mind

to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about

for example; for instance

in other words

speech; to deliver a speech

to tell the truth; to tell it as it is

an expression of opinion; according to some

(idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief

to have nothing to say (idiom)

to lobby; to campaign; to promote (an idea, a product); (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period)

to recount; to tell of; to relate; (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history)

that goes without saying

generally speaking

hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict); cannot bring oneself to say it

to persuade; persuasion; to advise

generally speaking; to sum up; in summary; in short

as the proverb says; as they say...

to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary

science fiction novel

strictly speaking

in other words; that is to say

for example

to tell in detail

theory; doctrine

for example

to recount; to narrate; to give an account of

gossip; hearsay; rumor

dramatic form consisting of historical narration; history as jocular narrative; to stretch history for a joking story; amusing story with strained interpretations of history; to make an unreasonable comparison in jest

thus

various ideas; diverse opinions

hypothesis

Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding

to speak on sb's behalf; to intercede for sb; to lobby illegally