说 话 要 算 数

shuō huà yào suàn shùdictionary entry

promises must be kept

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

說話要算數说话要算数 [shuo1 hua4 yao4 suan4 shu4] /promises must be kept/

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Other forms in these source records: 說話要算數

说
shuì
to persuade
shuō
to speak / to talk / to say / to explain / to comment / to scold / to tell off / (bound form) theory / doctrine
话
huà
dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL:種|种[zhǒng],席[xí],句[jù],口[kǒu],番[fān]
要
yāo
(bound form) to demand / to coerce
yào
to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yào shi]) / (bound form) important
算
suàn
to calculate / to figure out / to include / to count in / to count / to be valid / to carry weight / to regard as / to consider (to be ...)
数
shǔ
to count / to count as / to regard as / to enumerate / to list
shù
number / figure / several / a few
shuò
(literary) frequently / repeatedly

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.