bié​tí

don't mention

  • created sense approved 别提/別提 · bié​tí · don't mention — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    别提 / 別提

    bié​tí

    don't mention

    Do not bring up or talk about a certain topic, often because it is unpleasant, painful, or annoying

    别, 提

    别 (literal) → 别/別 · bié · don't 提 (literal) → 提 · tí · to mention

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  • created sense approved 别提/別提 · bié​tí · indescribably — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    别提 / 別提

    bié​tí

    indescribably

    Used for emphasis to suggest that a quality is so extreme it cannot be put into words; no need to mention.

    别, 提

    别 (literal) → 别/別 · bié · don't 提 (literal) → 提 · tí · to mention

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 别提/別提 · bié​tí · let alone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    别提 / 別提

    bié​tí

    let alone

    Used to indicate that something is even more unlikely or impossible than what was just mentioned; not to mention

    别, 提

    别 (literal) → 别/別 · bié · don't 提 (literal) → 提 · tí · to mention

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense