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指东说西地 — “Beating around the bush, talking in circles” in Chinese

指东说西地 means “beating around the bush, talking in circles, talking irrelevantly, making excuses” in Chinese. See the pinyin, native audio pronunciation, and what each character means.

Usage

beating around the bush

talking in circles

talking irrelevantly

making excuses

The characters in 指东说西地

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
指
9point, indicate, or refer
东
5east, host
说
9speak, say, explain
西
6west; Western countries
地
6earth, ground, land, place

More words starting with 指

  • zhǐ指dōng东mà骂xī西dì地to criticize indirectly, to scold indirectly
  • zhǐ指dài代refer to, denote
  • zhǐ指dài代de的shì是refers to, means
  • zhǐ指lìng令instruction, command
  • zhǐ指gòng供coach a confession, direct testimony
  • zhǐ指gòng供chū出to reveal, to identify
  • zhǐ指chū出to point out; to indicate; to show
  • zhǐ指chū出le了pointed out, indicated
  • zhǐ指běi北zhēn针compass
  • zhǐ指nán南Guide, Guidelines
  • zhǐ指nán南zhēn针compass
  • zhǐ指míng名dào道xìng姓dì地by name, explicitly by name

Frequently asked questions

What does 指东说西地 mean in Chinese?
指东说西地 means “beating around the bush, talking in circles, talking irrelevantly, making excuses”.
How do you say “beating around the bush” in Chinese?
“beating around the bush” is 指东说西地 in Chinese.
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