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别说
biéshuō
Description
"别说"有两个常用意思：一个是叫别人不要说话，一个是用来说"不但……而且……"，表示更进一步。
"别说" has two common meanings: one is telling others not to speak, the other is used like "not only... but also..." to indicate further emphasis.
它在说话的时候很常见，比较口语。
It is very common in speech and is quite colloquial.
Meanings
别说biéshuō
don't say; stop talking
这件事你别说出去。
Don't tell anyone about this matter.
别说biéshuō
let alone; not to mention
别说小孩，大人也怕。
Not just children, even adults are afraid.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
别 (don't) + 说 (say); the 'let alone' sense grew from the literal 'don't even mention'.
- Nuance
as a conjunction it stresses that if X is true, an easier case Y certainly is too.
In videos
“等，等会有人，请，千万别说我在这。”
“你别说我这块推进去”
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