按说

按說

ànshuō

adverb HSK 7-9 #36,089

Meanings

1 ordinarily
2 normally
3 in the ordinary course of events

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

按说他应该已经到了。

Ànshuō tā yīnggāi yǐjīng dào le.

Normally he should have arrived by now.

HSK 7-9

按说这件事不难办。

Ànshuō zhè jiàn shì bùnán bàn.

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

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

按 àn

说 shuō