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<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">别说</span>&#160;(<span class="pinyin">bié shuō</span>) means something like "<b>leaving aside</b>" or "<b>don't think about</b>," and is used in the following way:</p>

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  <div class="jiegou"><div class="deux"><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">别说</span>&#160;+ A ，&#160;<span class="hanzist">连</span>&#160;/&#160;<span class="hanzist">就是</span>&#160;+ B +&#160;<span class="hanzist">也</span>&#160;/&#160;<span class="hanzist">都</span>&#160;+ Verb</div>
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  <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="&quot;Let_Alone&quot;_with_&quot;geng_buyong_shuo&quot;" title="wikilink">更不用说</a> pattern.</p>

  <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">别说 一百， 就是 一 块 钱 我 也 不 给 你 。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Don't think about one hundred, I won't even give you one kuai.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">别说 白酒，连 啤酒 的 味道 我 都 受 不了。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Don't even mention baijiu, I can't even stand the taste of beer.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">这么 难 的 问题，别说 你，就是 老师 也 不 知道 答案。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Don't even mention you, the teacher can't even know the answer to such a difficult question.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">别说 做 菜 了，他 连 怎么 煮 方便面 都 不 知道。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Don't even think about cooking. He doesn't even know how to boil instant noodles.</span></li>
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  <p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">且不说</span>&#160;is more formal than&#160;<span class="hanzi">别说</span>, but is used in the same way.</p>

  <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

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    <li><a href="&quot;Let_Alone&quot;_with_&quot;hekuang&quot;" title="wikilink">"Let Alone" with "hekuang"</a></li>

    <li><a href="&quot;Let_Alone&quot;_with_&quot;geng_buyong_shuo&quot;" title="wikilink">"Let Alone" with "geng buyong shuo"</a></li>

    <li><a href="Expressing_&quot;Even&quot;_with_&quot;lian&quot;_and_&quot;dou&quot;" title="wikilink">Expressing "Even" with "lian" and "dou"</a></li>
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  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="books">Books</h3>

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    <li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语八百词（增订本）</span> (pp. 85) </li>
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