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

HSK 1

他什么也不说就走了。

Tā shénme yě bùshuō jiù zǒu le.

He left without saying anything.

HSK 3

别的不说，光这一点就够了。

Biéde bùshuō, guāng zhè yīdiǎn jiù gòu le.

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

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