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说来话长

shuōláihuàcháng

Traditional: 說來話長

start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly

Common (11%)

Character Breakdown

说
shuō
to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
HSK 1
来
lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
HSK 1
话
huà
talk, speech; language, dialect
HSK 1
长
zhǎng
long, lasting; to excel in
HSK 2

Additional Information

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
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HSK Word Level
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Word Frequency
9571