说来话长。(Shuō lái huà cháng.)It cannot explain all that in just a few words; It's a long story.
Explanation
“说来话长”表示事情很复杂,不是几句话就能说清楚。
“说来话长” (shuō lái huà cháng)usually indicates something is so complicated that cannot be explained all in just a few words.
Words:
留学liúxué:study abroad;
收获shōuhuò:learned a lot.
Senteces
1、Jiă: Nǐ búshì dǎsuàn qù yYīngguó liúxué ma? Zěnme tūrán gǎibiàn zhǔyi le?
甲:你不是打算去英国留学吗?怎么突然改变主意了?
A: Aren’t you planning to study abroad in Britian? Why do you suddenly change your mind?
Yǐ: āi, zhè shì shuō lái huà cháng, yǐhòu yǒu shíjiān mànman gēn nǐshuō.
乙:哎,这事说来话长,以后有时间慢慢跟你说。
B: It is a long story. I will tell you later.
2、Jiă: Nǐ néng gēn wǒ shuōshuo zhè cì qù Běijīng de gǎnshòu ma?
甲:你能跟我说说这次去北京的感受吗?
A: Can you tell me how about your trip to Beijing?
Yǐ: Shuō lái huà cháng. Zǒngde láishuōshōuhuò hěn dà!
乙:说来话长,总的来说收获很大!
B: It would take long to tell in full. But generally speaking I learned a lot!