Difference between revisions of "Expressing "let alone" with "bie shuo""
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| − | This is similar to English where we might say: "don't think about preparing a banquet, you can't even | + | This is similar to English where we might say: "don't think about preparing a banquet, you can't even make instant noodles". Note that this sentence structure is the reverse to the [["Let Alone" with "geng buyong shuo"|更不用说]] pattern. |
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| − | * <em>别说</em> 做 一 大 桌子 的 | + | * <em>别说</em> 做 一 大 桌子 的 菜 了，他 <em>就 连</em> 怎么 煮 方便面 都 不 知道。 |
| − | * <em>别说</em> | + | * <em>别说</em> 一百， <em>就是</em> 一 块 钱 我 也 不 给 你 。 |
* <em>别说</em> 白酒，<em>就是</em> 啤酒 的 味道 我 也 受 不了。 | * <em>别说</em> 白酒，<em>就是</em> 啤酒 的 味道 我 也 受 不了。 | ||
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Revision as of 08:21, 14 November 2011
别说 (bié shuō) means something like "leaving aside" or "don't think about", and is used in the following way:
别说 + A ， 就是/就连 + B + 也 + Verb
This is similar to English where we might say: "don't think about preparing a banquet, you can't even make instant noodles". Note that this sentence structure is the reverse to the 更不用说 pattern.
Some examples:
- 别说 做 一 大 桌子 的 菜 了，他 就 连 怎么 煮 方便面 都 不 知道。
- 别说 一百， 就是 一 块 钱 我 也 不 给 你 。
- 别说 白酒，就是 啤酒 的 味道 我 也 受 不了。
且不说 is more formal than 别说, but is used in the same way.
