Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
就说那个
English translation:
Talking about that (literal); On that topic
Added to glossary by
Wilman
May 18, 2010 19:02
14 yrs ago
Chinese term
就说那个
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{就说那个},中国古代啊其实白菜的地位在蔬菜里地位非常高,有一句话嘛叫做初春早韭,秋末晚松,就是春天的韭菜是最香的,秋天晚-晚秋大白菜是鲜美的。
Thanks.
Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +1 | Talking about that (literal); On that topic | Michael Lai |
5 | Justing taking that as an example | ChrisPereira (X) |
3 | In fact.... | Bea Geenen |
Proposed translations
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Talking about that (literal); On that topic
The exact translation probably depends on the sentences that come before the text, but the phrase explains to the reader that the narrator is coming back to (or maybe going further into) a topic that was raised before.
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7 hrs
Justing taking that as an example
In most cases this phrase is used as a lead-in to an example. 这里有很多高楼大厦,就说那个绿色的大楼嘛,也特别高。
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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-05-19 02:55:30 GMT)
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Typo in answer: "justing" should of course be "just" -- it's late :)
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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-05-19 02:55:30 GMT)
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Typo in answer: "justing" should of course be "just" -- it's late :)
Example sentence:
这里有很多高楼大厦,就说那个绿色的大楼嘛,也特别高。
There are many tall buildings here. Just taking that green one, it's likewise very tall.
14 hrs
In fact....
FYI.
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