别提了

別提了

biétíle

interjection HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 say no more
2 don't even mention it
3 don't get me started

Characters

mention; bring up

particle indicating completed action

Examples

HSK 2

今天的考试怎么样？ - - 别提了！

Jīntiān de kǎoshì zěnmeyàng? - - Biétíle!

How was today's exam? - Don't even mention it!

HSK 2

假期过得怎么样？ - - 别提了，天天下雨。

Jiàqī guò de zěnmeyàng? - - Biétíle, tiāntiān xiàyǔ.

How was your holiday? - Don't mention it, it rained every day.

HSK 4

别提了，我又迟到了。

Biétíle, wǒ yòu chídào le.

Don't get me started - I was late again.

Tips

usage

别提了 always signals frustration or disappointment. It's used to express that something went so badly that the speaker doesn't even want to talk about it. Sometimes followed by 多...了 for emphasis: 别提多难了 (don't even mention how hard it was).

Stroke Order

别 bié

提 tí

了 le