按说 (àn shuō) — normally, ordinarily (setting up an expectation that is often contradicted)
Definição
Sets up an expectation that something 'normally' or 'logically' should happen — almost always followed by a contrasting outcome (按理 is the same idea, more about logical reason). Different from 平时/平日, which name ordinary times, not expectations.
adverb
normallyordinarily (setting up an expectation that is often contradicted)
Exemplos
- 按说，。àn shuō Jīn tiān bú huì xià yǔ, kě hái shì xià yǔ le.Normally it shouldn't rain today, but it did anyway.
- 按说，。àn shuō Zhè ge gōng zuò hěn jiǎn dān, méi xiǎng dào zhè me fù zá.This job should have been simple, but I didn't expect it to be so complicated.
- 按说，。àn shuō Tā bú huì jù jué, shuí zhī tā yì kǒu huí jué le.Normally he wouldn't refuse, but to my surprise he turned it down flat.
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