(bié shuō) - do not say; let alone in Mandarin
biéshuōTraditional: 别说
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Translation
do not say; let alone
Word origin
A two-character expression: 别 'do not' (the prohibitive use of 别 'separate, other') plus 说 'to speak, to say' (the simplified speech radical 讠with 兑 duì phonetic). Together 别说 means 'do not say' and, by extension, 'let alone'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 别 (do not) + 说 (讠speech + 兑 duì phonetic)
Stroke order
别
说
Examples
。
Do not tell anyone.
，。
Let alone him, even I do not know.
，。
Stop talking, I understand.
课。
Don't talk during class.
，。
Say no more, I have heard enough.
别说 (bié shuō) means do not say, or let alone.
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