一部二十四史，不知從何說起 yī bù èr shí sì shǐ ， bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ

long story, hard to know where to begin

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
部 bù HSK 4
part; department; ministry
二 èr HSK 1
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
十 shí HSK 1
ten; 10
四 sì HSK 1
four; 4
史 shǐ HSK 3
history; surname Shi; annals
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
知 zhī HSK 2
to know; to be aware
從 cóng
from; via; through
何 hé HSK 4
what; how; why
說 shuō
to say; to speak; to explain
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start