别说

• 拼音: bié shuō
• 汉字拆解: 别 = don't; 说 = 讠(speech) + 兑 (exchange), meaning to speak

含义

Let alone; not to mention; much less. A conjunction used to emphasize that if one thing is true, something else is even more certainly true.

Creates an emphatic comparison where the first item is already extreme, and the second is even more so. Common in spoken Chinese. Often pairs with 就是/就连...也 to complete the construction.

例句

1. 别说是外人了，就连家里人都不知道他的真实想法。
2. 这道数学题太难了，别说小学生，大人都做不出来。
3. 别说出国旅游了，他连省都没出过。

用法指南

语境: conversation, emphasis

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 别说跑步了，我连走路都喘。(Let alone running — I get out of breath just walking.)
• 别说一万块，一百块我都拿不出来。(Never mind ten thousand yuan — I can't even come up with a hundred.)

错误说法

• 别说此项目的预算问题。(In formal writing, use 更不用说 or 何况 instead of 别说)

起源与历史

别 (don't) + 说 (say/speak). Evolved from 'don't even mention' to a conjunction meaning 'let alone.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal