更不用说……

gèng bú yòng shuō...

not to mention... (更不用说……)

更不用说 means “not to mention.” It is used after a weaker point to add something even more difficult or unlikely.

대표 예문

他连基本任务都没完成，更不用说带领团队了。

Tā lián jīběn rènwu dōu méi wánchéng, gèng bú yòng shuō dàilǐng tuánduì le.

He did not even finish the basic task, not to mention leading the team.

HSK 6

구조 1개

문제 15개

강의 요약

Read the sample sentence and notice how 更不用说…… works in the frame: A，更不用说 B.

설명

The first clause usually already shows a limitation or negative situation. 更不用说 introduces a higher standard, harder task, or stronger example. Keep the scale logical: B should be harder, greater, or less likely than A.

구조 형태

구조 1개

문형

A，更不用说 B

adds a stronger or more difficult point that is even less possible

他连基本任务都没完成，更不用说带领团队了。

Tā lián jīběn rènwu dōu méi wánchéng, gèng bú yòng shuō dàilǐng tuánduì le.

He did not even finish the basic task, not to mention leading the team.

자주 하는 실수

Using 更不要说 as the fixed formal pattern.更不用说 is the standard expression here.
Putting the easier point after 更不用说.The part after 更不用说 should be stronger or harder.

쓰임 메모

Often follows 连...都/也....
B should be a stronger case than A.
Useful for argument and criticism.

연습 문제

문제 15개

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