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闲话少提
闲话少提
闲话少提
闲话少提
闲话少提
闲话少提
闲话少提
闲话少提

闲话少提 — Chinese Idiom

闲话少提 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Let's stop talking about irrelevant matters and get back to the main point”.

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闲话少提 Pronunciation and Pinyin

闲话少提 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
闲
xián7idle, at leisure
话
huà8talk, words, speak
少
shǎo4few, little, or lack
提
tí12lift, carry, mention, extract

Example Sentence with 闲话少提

时间宝贵,闲话少提,我们直接进入主题
Time is precious, let's stop the small talk and get straight to the point.

Idioms Related to 闲话少提

Synonyms of 闲话少提

  • xián闲huà话xiū休tí题stop idle talk

More idioms starting with 闲

  • xián闲yún云gū孤hè鹤free and unrestrained person
  • xián闲yún云yě野hè鹤leisurely carefree person
  • xián闲jū居wú无liáo聊idle and bored
  • xián闲qíng情bié别zhì致leisurely mood and unique charm
  • xián闲qíng情yì逸zhì志leisurely mood and carefree interests
  • xián闲qíng情yì逸zhì致leisurely mood and refined interests
  • xián闲qíng情yì逸qù趣leisurely feelings and elegant interests
  • xián闲chóu愁wàn万zhǒng种a myriad of melancholy feelings
  • xián闲shí时bù不shāo烧xiāng香,,jí急lái来bào抱fó佛jiǎo脚Neglect preparations, seek help last minute
  • xián闲shì是xián闲fēi非idle gossip
  • xián闲cáo曹lěng冷jú局an unimportant leisurely official post
  • xián闲zá杂rén人děng等unauthorized or unrelated persons

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Questions about 闲话少提

What does 闲话少提 mean?

闲话少提 (xián huà shǎo tí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Let's stop talking about irrelevant matters and get back to the main point”.

How do you pronounce 闲话少提?

闲话少提 is pronounced xián huà shǎo tí in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 闲话少提?

提:提说。指不要紧的话不必说了,还是回到正事上来

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