ChineseGrammarWiki/Programmes/B2.old/Grammar-wiki-B2-112.txt

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别说 (bié shuō) means something like "leaving aside" or "don't think about," and is used in the following way:

==Structure==

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别说 + A ， 连  / 就是+ B + 也 / 都 + Verb

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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.

== Examples ==

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*<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>
*<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>
*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>
*<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>

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且不说 is more formal than 别说, but is used in the same way.

==See also==
*[["Let Alone" with "hekuang"]]
*[["Let Alone" with "geng buyong shuo"]]
*[[Expressing "Even" with "lian" and "dou"]]

== Sources and further  reading ==
=== Books ===
* [[现代汉语八百词（增订本）]] (pp. 85) [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]

[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
{{Basic Grammar|别说|B2|别说⋯⋯，就是⋯⋯|<em>别说</em> 一百 ， <em>就是</em> 一 块 钱 我 也 不 给 你 。|grammar point|ASGR6Q2J}}
{{Rel char|就是}}
{{Rel char|就}}
{{Rel char|是}}
{{Similar|"Let Alone" with "hekuang"}}
{{Similar|"Let Alone" with "geng buyong shuo"}}
{{Similar|Expressing "even" with "lian" and "dou"}}
{{Structure|Sentence Patterns}}
{{Used for|Expressing determination}}
{{Subprop|Let alone}}