<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>别说 (bié shuō) means something like "leaving aside" or "don't think about," and is used in the following way:</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <div class="jiegou"> <p>别说 + A ， 连 / 就是+ B + 也 / 都 + Verb</p> </div> <p>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 <a href= ""Let_Alone"_with_"geng_buyong_shuo"" title= "wikilink">更不用说</a> pattern.</p> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li><em>别说</em> 一百， <em>就是</em> 一 块 钱 我 <em>也</em> 不 给 你 。<span class="trans">Don't think about one hundred, I won't even give you one kuai.</span></li> <li><em>别说</em> 白酒，<em>连</em> 啤酒 的 味道 我 <em>都</em> 受 不了。<span class="trans">Don't even mention baijiu, I can't even stand the taste of beer.</span></li> <li>这么 难 的 问题，<em>别说</em> 你，<em>就是</em> 老师 <em>也</em> 不 知道 答案。<span class="trans">Don't even mention you, the teacher can't even know the answer to such a difficult question.</span></li> <li><em>别说</em> 做 菜 了，他 <em>连</em> 怎么 煮 方便面 <em>都</em> 不 知道。<span class="trans">Don't even think about cooking. He doesn't even know how to boil instant noodles.</span></li> </ul> </div> <p>且不说 is more formal than 别说, but is used in the same way.</p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href=""Let_Alone"_with_"hekuang"" title= "wikilink">"Let Alone" with "hekuang"</a></li> <li><a href= ""Let_Alone"_with_"geng_buyong_shuo"" title= "wikilink">"Let Alone" with "geng buyong shuo"</a></li> <li><a href= "Expressing_"Even"_with_"lian"_and_"dou"" title="wikilink">Expressing "Even" with "lian" and "dou"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D%EF%BC%88%E5%A2%9E%E8%AE%A2%E6%9C%AC%EF%BC%89" class="uri" title="wikilink">现代汉语八百词（增订本）</a> (pp. 85) <a href= "http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>