shuōtour
说头儿
something worth discussing; excuse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesnoun
something worth talking about; point of interest; topic
Often used with 有 or 没有 to indicate whether a subject merits discussion.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
méi没
shén什
me么
shuō说
tou头
。
There's nothing much to say about this matter.
Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
hěn很
yǒu有
shuō说
tou头
，
wǒ我
men们
děi得
hǎo好
hǎo好
liáo聊
liáo聊
。
This movie has a lot to discuss; we need to talk about it properly.
Show 2 more examplesShow fewer examples
Tā他
de的
jīng经
lì历
tài太
yǒu有
shuō说
tou头
le了
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
kě可
yǐ以
xiě写
chéng成
xiǎo小
shuō说
。
His experiences are so worth talking about—they could practically be written into a novel.
Zhè这
ge个
huà话
tí题
méi没
shén什
me么
shuō说
tou头
，
huàn换
gè个
bié别
de的
ba吧
。
This topic isn't worth discussing; let's change to something else.
noun
excuse; justification; pretext; argument
Often implies finding reasons to defend one's actions, sometimes with a negative connotation of making excuses.
Bù不
guǎn管
zěn怎
yàng样
，
nǐ你
zǒng总
yǒu有
nǐ你
de的
shuō说
tou头
。
No matter what, you always have your excuses.
Měi每
cì次
chí迟
dào到
tā他
dōu都
yǒu有
xīn新
de的
shuō说
tou头
。
Every time he's late, he has a new excuse.
Show 2 more examplesShow fewer examples
Bié别
zhǎo找
shuō说
tou头
le了
，
chéng承
rèn认
cuò错
wù误
ba吧
。
Stop looking for excuses and admit your mistake.
Tā他
de的
shuō说
tou头
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
qiān牵
qiǎng强
。
His excuse sounds very far-fetched.