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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Chinese dialogue; Huà bù néng zhème shuö. You can’t be that conclusive.

Example 1:
A: Wô juéde mâi bâoxiân yìdiânr yòng döu méiyôu.
B: Huà bù néng zhème shuö, fäshëng yìwài de shíhou jiù yôu yòng le.

A: I think insurance is simply useless.
B: You can’t be that conclusive. It will be useful if an accident happens.

Example 2:
A: Diànzî yóuxì duì háizi yìdiânr hâochù döu méiyôu.
B: Huà bù néng zhème shuö, wánr diànzî yóuxì yê néng duànliàn háizi de fânyìng nénglì.

A: Computer games can never do children any good.
B: You can’t be that conclusive. Computer games can surely strengthen children’s reflexes.

Use this roundabout expression when you disagree with someone’s opinion, but don’t want to embarrass him.

Synonymous Expressions

Yê bújìnrán.
Bújìnrán ba.

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