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话不能这么说

/ huà bù néng zhè me shuō /
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Collocation

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话不能这么说

Definition

话不能这么说

Literally means:

you may not say so

Actually means:

It means disapproval of others" opinions or remarks, or by which you propose your correction. It is a mild statement that is usually used to correct others" remarks.

表示不同意别人的说法或意见,或指出别人说得不对。多用于纠正别人的说法。语气比较委婉。

Example

Used as a minor sentence. (作小句
1
Yǒuxiē
有些
niánqīngrén
年轻人
jīngcháng
经常
shuō
shénme
什么
érzi
儿子
chī
lǎo
老子
shì
yīnggāi
应该
de
shí
其实
,
huà
néng
zhème
这么
shuō
,
bié
特别
shì
érzi
儿子
chéngjiā
成家立业
hòu
以后
gēng
néng
zhème
这么
shuō

Some young people often say that "it is right for their son to eat Laozi". In fact, I can't say that, especially if my son has set up a family.

2
shuō
ér
女儿
fǎnzhèng
反正
yào
jiàrén
嫁人
,
méiyǒu
没有
yào
必要
zài
dòu
yánjiūshēng
研究生
juéde
觉得
huà
néng
zhème
这么
shuō
,
yǒu
huì
机会
duō
dòu
diǎn
shū
háishi
还是
hǎo
de

You said your daughter was going to marry anyway, there was no need to go to graduate school. I don't think it's good to say that, it's good to have the opportunity to read more books.

3
Tiānxiàbānhēi
天下乌鸦一般黑
ya
!
Āi
,
huà
néng
zhème
这么
shuō
,
hǎorén
好人
dìng
一定
yǒu
,
érqiě
而且
hǎorén
好人
dìng
一定
huàirén
坏人
duō

The world's crows are generally black! Alas, you can't say that, there must be good people, and there must be more good people than bad people.