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to relate
narrative
to talk face-to-face
to start a narrative at the end
to chat
to narrate
to recount what happened prior to events already known
to reminisce
to take tea and chat
to speak tentatively
chronological narration
to introduce a text by citing documents or source material at the beginning
Notice where 叙 sits in each complete thought.
Describe that accident in detail.
Source: Tatoeba #373470 · CC BY 2.0 FRWe've got some catching up to do.
Source: Tatoeba #13894736 · CC BY 2.0 FRDamascus is the capital of Syria.
Source: Tatoeba #10340591 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.