不用说

• 병음: bù yòng shuō
• 한자 분석: 不 = not; 用 = to use/need; 说 = to say

뜻

말할 것도 없이; 물론; 하물며

Used to indicate something is obvious or to emphasize that if one thing is true, another even more so. Can function like 'let alone' when followed by a stronger case.

예문

1. 不用说北京，就连上海的房价也让人望而却步。
2. 他英语这么好，不用说是出国留过学的。
3. 这么明显的错误，不用说你也看出来了吧。

사용 가이드

맥락: emphasis, obvious facts, let alone

어조: emphatic

올바른 표현

• 不用说，他肯定是最合适的人选。(Needless to say, he's definitely the best candidate.)
• 专家都解决不了，不用说我们了。(If even experts can't solve it, let alone us.)

피해야 할 표현

• 不用说我不知道答案。(Don't use 不用说 to introduce uncertainty — it's for obvious truths)

기원과 역사

不用 (no need) + 说 (to say). No need to state the obvious.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal