言归正传 yán guī zhèng zhuàn

to get back to the main point

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 13564th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to get back to the main point
  2. 2. to return to the topic (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
归 guī HSK 5
to return; to go back to; to belong to
正 zhèng HSK 2
exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place)
传 zhuàn HSK 4
to pass on; to spread; to transmit