按说

按說

ànshuō

adverb HSK 7 #36,089

Meanings

Ànshuō tā yīnggāi yǐjīng dào le.

Normally he should have arrived by now.

Ànshuō zhè jiàn shì bù nán bàn.

Ordinarily, this matter shouldn't be hard to handle.

usage

按说 introduces what should logically be the case, often followed by a contrasting reality. Similar to 按理说 (ànlǐshuō).

按 àn

说 shuō