且不说

且不說
qiěbùshuō
phrase #23,211

Meanings

  1. 1 not to mention
  2. 2 leaving aside
  3. 3 to say nothing of

Examples

Qiě bù shuō fèiyòng, guāng shì shíjiān jiù bù gòu yòng.
Not to mention the cost — time alone is not enough.
Zhè jiàn shì qiě bù shuō duìcuò, nǐ de tàidù jiù yǒu wèntí.
Leaving aside whether this matter is right or wrong, your attitude itself is problematic.

Tips

grammar
且不说 is used to bracket a point the speaker is setting aside temporarily in order to focus on another (often more immediate) issue. It typically appears at the start of a clause: 且不说X,Y... (Not to mention X, just Y alone...).

Stroke Order

qiě
shuō