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不用说

bù yòng shuō · bu yong shuo

Traditional 不用說

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. needless to say; it goes without saying
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In a conversation

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Who is making dumplings?

  1. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)味道(wèidao)这么(zhème)香(xiāng)？

    What is that smell? It is so good.

  2. Liangliang

    不用说(bùyòngshuō)，是(shì)王奶奶(wángnǎinai)在(zài)包(bāo)饺子(jiǎozi)。

    Needless to say, Grandma Wang is making dumplings.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)？

    How do you know?

  4. Liangliang

    每个(měigè)周末(zhōumò)都(dōu)这样(zhèyàng)，不用说(bùyòngshuō)也(yě)知道(zhīdào)。

    It is like this every weekend. I know without saying.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)敲门(qiāomén)吧(ba)！

    Then let us go knock on her door!

  6. Liangliang

    不用说(bùyòngshuō)，门(mén)已经(yǐjīng)开(kāi)着(zhe)，她(tā)在(zài)等(děng)我们(wǒmen)！

    Obviously, the door is already open. She is waiting for us!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)法(fǎ)语(yǔ)连(lián)读(dú)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)读(dú)，更(gèng)不(bú)用(yòng)说(shuō)会(huì)写(xiě)了(le)。

He can't read French, much less write it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

不(bú)用(yòng)说(shuō)，他(tā)今(jīn)天(tiān)肯(kěn)定(dìng)会(huì)迟(chí)到(dào)。

Needless to say, he will definitely be late today.

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