mànshuō

漫说

Word · ConjunctionTraditional漫說

let alone; not to mention

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

conjunction

let alone; not to mention; much less

Used to introduce a more extreme case that is even less likely or more difficult than what was previously mentioned. Often used in the structure '漫说……,就是……也……'. This form is a variant of the more common 慢说.

Màn漫
shuō说
shì是
ge个
hái孩
zi子
 ,
jiù就
shì是
dà大
rén人
yě也
bān搬
bù不
dòng动
zhè这
kuài块
shí石
tou头
 。

Let alone a child—even an adult can't move this stone.

Màn漫
shuō说
tā他
bù不
tóng同
yì意
 ,
jiù就
shì是
tā他
tóng同
yì意
 ,
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
yě也
bàn办
bù不
chéng成
 。

Not to mention that he disagrees—even if he agreed, this matter couldn't be accomplished.

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Zhè这
yàng样
de的
nán难
tí题
 ,
màn漫
shuō说
wǒ我
 ,
lián连
jiào教
shòu授
yě也
jiě解
bù不
chū出
lái来
 。

With such a difficult problem, let alone me—even a professor couldn't solve it.