# 说起来 (shuōqǐlai)

In Mandarin Chinese, 说起来 (shuōqǐlai) means “speaking of which; come to think of it”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: speaking of which; come to think of it
- Pinyin: shuōqǐlai (shuo1 qi3 lai5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 说起来，我们已经三年没见了。
  Shuōqǐlai, wǒmen yǐjīng sān nián méi jiànle.
  Come to think of it, we haven't met for three years.

## Characters

- [说](https://hanziro.com/word/shuo-speak/) (shuō): to speak; to say
- [起](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-get-up/) (qǐ): to get up; to rise
- [来](https://hanziro.com/word/lai-come/) (lái): to come

https://hanziro.com/word/shuo-qi-lai-speaking-which/

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