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Lesson 8 of 10

How to Say You Can’t Say That in Chinese 话不能这么说

Lesson 8 of 10

How to say you can't say that in Chinese | How to say that's not quite right in Chinese

What if someone says something that's not quite right or something you disagree with, how would you respond in Chinese like a native? Learn how to say you can't say that in Chinese, and learn how to say that's not quite right in Chinese. in this short video lesson. There are two short dialogues and also one example sentence where you can learn how to say you can't say that in Chinese. Feel free to click the slow audio for the words used in the dialogues. Find more free lessons here.

Chinese expression in this video lesson

  • 话不能这么说!
    huà bù néng zhè me shuō!
    You can't say that! That's not quite right!

You can use this as a response when:

  • Someone says something to you that's not quite right or something you disagree with.
  • Someone says something that's too one-sided.

Similar Expressions:

  • 你怎么能这么说?nǐ zěnme néng zhème shuō? How could you say that?
  • 事实上并不尽然。shìshí shàng bìng bújìnrán. In fact, it's not quite that way.

Vocabulary

ChinesePinyinP.O.SEnglishAudio
衣服yīfun.clothing; clothes
适合shìhév.suit; fit
自己zìjǐpron.oneself
怪guàiv.to blame
责任zérènn.duty; responsibility

Dialogue

How to say you cant say that in Chinese How to say thats not quite right in Chinese
  • yī fu kěn dìng shì yuè guì yuè hǎo
    衣服肯定是越贵越好。
    The more expensive the clothes, the better!
How to say you can't say that in Chinese How to say that's not quite right in Chinese
  • huà bù néng zhè me shuō
    话不能这么说。
    That's not quite right.
How to say you can't say that in Chinese How to say that's not quite right in Chinese
  • hái shì yào shì hé zìjǐ
    还是要适合自己
    They still have to suit you.
How to say you can't say that in Chinese How to say that's not quite right in Chinese
  • zhè shìr dōu guài tā
    这事儿都怪他!
    It's all his fault!
How to say you can't say that in Chinese How to say that's not quite right in Chinese
  • huà bù néng zhè me shuō
    话不能这么说
    You can't say that.
How to say you can't say that in Chinese How to say that's not quite right in Chinese
  • nǐ yě yǒu zé rèn
    你也有责任
    You're also responsible.

Example sentence

How to say you can't say that in Chinese How to say that's not quite right in Chinese
  • huà kě bù néng zhè me shuō
    话可不能这么说
    You can't say that!