the whole story; beginning to end
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the whole story; the complete course of events; beginning to end
literaryA formal, literary term used to refer to the full narrative or sequence of events from start to finish.
Tā他
xiáng详
xì细
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
nà那
chǎng场
chōng冲
tū突
de的
diān颠
mò末
。
He recounted the whole story of that conflict in detail.
Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
liǎo了
jiě解
shì事
jiàn件
de的
diān颠
mò末
cái才
néng能
zuò做
chū出
pàn判
duàn断
。
We need to understand the complete course of events before we can make a judgment.
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Bào报
gào告
yīng应
chén陈
shù述
shì事
shí实
de的
diān颠
mò末
，
ér而
fēi非
duàn断
zhāng章
qǔ取
yì义
。
The report should state the whole story of the facts, not take things out of context.