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神魔小说
shén mó xiǎo shuō
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supernatural novel;
novel of ghosts and goblins
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科幻小说
kē huàn xiǎo shuō
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science fiction novel
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科技惊悚小说
kē jì jīng sǒng xiǎo shuō
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techno-thriller novel;
science fiction thriller
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称说
chēng shuō
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to declare;
to state;
to call;
to name
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空口说白话
kōng kǒu shuō bái huà
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to make empty promises
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站着说话不腰疼
zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng
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it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom);
to be an armchair expert;
to blabber on
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章回小说
zhāng huí xiǎo shuō
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novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet
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简单地说
jiǎn dān de shuō
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to put it simply;
simply put
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絮说
xù shuō
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to chatter endlessly
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总体上说
zǒng tǐ shàng shuō
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looking at the big picture;
all in all;
all things considered
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老实说
lǎo shí shuō
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honestly speaking;
to be frank, ...
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声说
shēng shuō
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to narrate
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胡诌乱说
hú zhōu luàn shuō
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to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
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色情小说
sè qíng xiǎo shuō
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pornographic novel;
dirty book
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著书立说
zhù shū lì shuō
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to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
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虚构小说
xū gòu xiǎo shuō
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fiction
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见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话
jiàn rén shuō rén huà ， jiàn guǐ shuō guǐ huà
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(fig.) adaptable;
able to deal with various kinds of people and situations;
(derog.) insincere;
two-faced
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见说
jiàn shuō
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to hear what was said
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话又说回来
huà yòu shuō huí lai
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returning to our main topic,...;
that said,...;
again,...;
in this connection;
in passing;
nevertheless,...;
anyhow
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话说回来
huà shuō huí lai
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returning to our main topic,...;
that said,...;
again,...;
in this connection;
in passing;
nevertheless,...;
anyhow
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说一千，道一万
shuō yī qiān ， dào yī wàn
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when all is said and done;
at the end of the day
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说七说八
shuō qī shuō bā
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after all
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说上
shuō shàng
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to say;
to speak;
to talk
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说不出
shuō bu chū
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unable to say
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说不出话来
shuō bù chū huà lái
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speechless
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