且不说 (qiě bù shuō) — leaving aside; not to mention; let alone
Definition
A discourse marker meaning 'let alone' — it sets aside a weaker claim (introduced with 且不说) in order to highlight an even more striking one. Pairs with the following 连…都/也 to escalate.
verb
leaving asidenot to mentionlet alone
Examples
- 且不说,。qiě bù shuō Yīng yǔ, tā lián fǎ yǔ dōu huì shuō.Leaving aside English, he can even speak French.
- 且不说,。qiě bù shuō Chī fàn, tā lián shuì jiào de shí jiān dōu méi yǒu.Not to mention eating, he doesn't even have time to sleep.
- 且不说,。qiě bù shuō Zhōu mò xiū xi, tā píng shí xià bān dōu hěn shǎo zhǔn shí.Let alone resting on weekends, he seldom leaves work on time even on weekdays.
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