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别说

別說
biéshuō
conjunction HSK 7-9

Meanings

  1. 1 not to mention
  2. 2 let alone
  3. 3 to say nothing of

Examples

HSK 2
别说跑步了，走路都走不动。
Biéshuō pǎobù le, zǒulù dōu zǒu bù dòng.
Let alone running, I can't even walk.
HSK 2
别说一万块，一千块我都拿不出来。
Biéshuō yíwàn kuài, yìqiān kuài wǒ dōu ná bù chūlái.
Not to mention ten thousand yuan, I can't even come up with one thousand.
HSK 4
别说是他，连我都不知道。
Biéshuō shì tā, lián wǒ dōu bù zhīdào.
Not to mention him, even I don't know.

Tips

grammar
The pattern is: 别说 + [harder/bigger thing], [even easier/smaller thing] + 都/也 + [negative]. It emphasizes that if even the easier thing is impossible, the harder thing is certainly out of the question.

Stroke Order

别 bié
说 shuō