不说

不說

bùshuō

verb #14,655

Meanings

1 not to mention; to say nothing of
2 not to say; not to tell

Characters

to speak; to say

Examples

别的不说，光这一点就够了。

Bié de bù shuō, guāng zhè yī diǎn jiù gòu le.

Not to mention anything else, this one point alone is enough.

他什么也不说就走了。

Tā shénme yě bù shuō jiù zǒu le.

He left without saying anything.

Tips

grammar

Often used in set phrases: 别的不说 (not to mention the rest), 且不说 (leaving aside), 不说自明 (goes without saying). These are discourse connectors rather than simple negation of 说.

Stroke Order

不 bù

说 shuō