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说来说去
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说来说去

说来说去 — “After much discussion or explanation, it boils down to”

说来说去 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “After much discussion or explanation, it boils down to”. In the final analysis.

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说来说去 Pronunciation and Pinyin

说来说去 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
说
shuō9speak, say, explain
来
lái7to come
说
shuō9speak, say, explain
去
qù5to go, leave, or remove

Example Sentence with 说来说去

他说来说去,无非是想让我帮他一个忙。
After all his talking, he just wanted me to do him a favor.

Idioms Related to 说来说去

Synonyms of 说来说去

  • zǒng总ér而yán言zhī之in short

More idioms starting with 说

  • shuō说yī一bù不èr二mean what one says
  • shuō说yī一shì是yī一,,shuō说èr二shì是èr二mean what one says
  • shuō说qī七shuō说bā八to talk at length about various things
  • shuō说sān三dào道sì四gossip and criticize irresponsibly
  • shuō说bu不guò过qù去unacceptable or unjustifiable
  • shuō说dōng东wàng忘xī西forgetful or absent-minded
  • shuō说dōng东tán谈xī西ramble on without a central topic
  • shuō说dōng东dào道xī西talk about various unrelated subjects
  • shuō说qīn亲dào道rè热express warmth and affection verbally
  • shuō说jīn今dào道gǔ古talk about past and present
  • shuō说dào到zuò做dào到be as good as one's word
  • shuō说dào到cáo曹cāo操,,cáo曹cāo操jiù就dào到Speak of the devil

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Questions about 说来说去

What does 说来说去 mean?

说来说去 (shuō lái shuō qù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “After much discussion or explanation, it boils down to”.

How do you pronounce 说来说去?

说来说去 is pronounced shuō lái shuō qù in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 说来说去?

①反复阐说。②犹言总而言之。

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