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- Expressing "let alone" with "geng buyong shuo"
- (Redirected from ASGHOI8S)
- Level B2
- Similar to
- Expressing "even" with "lian" and "dou" (B1)
- Advanced uses of "lian" (B2)
- Expressing "let alone" with "bie shuo" (B2)
- Expressing "let alone" with "hekuang" (B2)
- Used for
- Expressing determination
- Keywords
- 更, 别说
- 更不用说 means "let alone," and is used in the same way as the English, where we might say: "he can't even boil an egg, let alone prepare a banquet"
- Contents
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- 1 Structure
- 2 Examples
- 3 See also
- 4 Sources and Further Reading
- Structure
- 连 + A + 都 / 也 + Verb， 更不用说 + B + 了
- Notice that the order used in this pattern is the opposite to the 别说 structure.
- Examples
- 他 都 不 会 煮 鸡蛋， 更不用说 做 一 大 桌子 的 菜 了。
- He can't boil an egg, let alone prepare a banquet.
- 他 连 自己 国家 的 国旗 都 不 认识， 更不用说 其他 国家 的 了。
- He can't even recognize his own country's flag, not to mention any other countries' flags.
- 他 从来 没有 出 过 远门， 更不用说 出国 了。
- He's never traveled very far, let alone out of the country.
- Unless the first action is negated with 没有, using 更不用说 generally requires using 了 to emphasize that the speaker is adding his/her own comment.
- See also
- "Let alone" with "bie shuo"
- "Let Alone" with "hekuang"
- Advanced uses of "lian"
- Expressing "Even" with "lian" and "dou"
- Sources and Further Reading
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