说不上 (shuō bu shàng) — can't say / can't put into words; can't really be considered / it's not really (that…)
Definition
说不上 (shuō bu shàng) softens a judgment — 'can't really say it's X' or 'not really worth calling X' — used to downplay or hedge rather than deny outright.
verb
can't say / can't put into wordscan't really be considered / it's not really (that…)
Examples
- 说不上。Wǒ shuō bu shàng zhè liǎng jiàn yī fu yǒu shén me bù yí yàng.I can't really say what's different about these two pieces of clothing.
- 说不上，。Tā de chéng jì shuō bu shàng hěn hǎo, dàn yě bú chà.His grades can't really be called great, but they're not bad either.
- 说不上，。Zhè bù diàn yǐng shuō bu shàng tè bié jīng cǎi, bú guò kě yǐ kàn kàn.This movie isn't really that exciting, but it's worth watching.
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