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- Expressing "let alone" with 更不用说 ("geng4 bu4yong4 shuo1")
Expressing "let alone" with 更不用说 ("geng4 bu4yong4 shuo1")
更不用说 gèng bùyòng shuō
GrammarStructure
Definition
更不用说表示一种递进关系，用于强调前一件事尚且如此，后一件事更不例外。
A conjunction pattern used to express a progressive relationship, emphasizing that if the first situation is true, then the second is even more so.
Usage
常用于否定句或反问句，连接两个并列成分，表示前一个情况已经成立，后一个情况更是不用提了。
Often used in negative or rhetorical sentences, linking two parallel elements, indicating that if the first situation holds, the latter is even more obvious.
Examples
- 1 他连中文都不会说，更不用说写汉字了。 (He can't even speak Chinese, let alone write Chinese characters.)
- 2 这种天气连年轻人都受不了，更不用说老人了。 (This weather is unbearable even for young people, let alone the elderly.)
- 3 他连基本规则都不懂，更不用说参加比赛了。 (He doesn't even understand the basic rules, let alone participate in the competition.)
- 4 这个任务连专家都觉得难，更不用说新手了。 (Even experts find this task difficult, let alone beginners.)
- 5 她连自己的房间都懒得打扫，更不用说帮别人了。 (She is too lazy to clean even her own room, let alone help others.)
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